石敢当 (石敢當)
shí gǎn dāng
Pinyin
Definition
石敢当 (石敢當)
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- stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一石二鸟
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
不敢自专
- 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不敢苟同
- 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
- 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
- 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself