石棺
shí guān
Pinyin
Definition
石棺
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- sarcophagus
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一石二鸟
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
不见棺材不落泪
- 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
- 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
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
坚如磐石
- 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
- 2 rock-firm and unyielding