穿堂风
chuān táng fēng
Pinyin

Definition

穿堂风
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chuān táng fēng
  1. draft

Related Words (20)

tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
穿
chuān
  1. 1 to wear
  2. 2 to put on
  3. 3 to dress
  4. 4 to bore through
  5. 5 to pierce
  6. 6 to perforate
  7. 7 to penetrate
  8. 8 to pass through
  9. 9 to thread
chuān yuè
  1. 1 to pass through
  2. 2 to traverse
  3. 3 to cross
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture
táng gē
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin
táng mèi
  1. 1 younger female patrilineal cousin
táng jiě
  1. 1 older female patrilineal cousin
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
dà táng
  1. 1 lobby
xué táng
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 school (old)
tīng táng
  1. 1 hall
jiē chuān
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to uncover
jiào táng
  1. 1 church
  2. 2 chapel
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
diàn táng
  1. 1 palace
  2. 2 hall
  3. 3 temple buildings
mǎn táng
  1. 1 whole audience
  2. 2 a sellout (capacity audience)
  3. 3 jam-packed
kàn chuān
  1. 1 see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
chuān shang
  1. 1 to put on (clothes etc)
chuān suō
  1. 1 to travel back and forth
  2. 2 to shuttle
chuān zhuó
  1. 1 attire
  2. 2 clothes
  3. 3 dress
chuān yī
  1. 1 to wear clothes
  2. 2 clothing

Idioms (20)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
妄生穿凿
wàng shēng chuān záo
  1. 1 a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
  1. 1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
  1. 1 an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
  1. 1 to be without food or clothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to be very poor
滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石
dī shuǐ chuān shí
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
济济一堂
jǐ jǐ yī táng
  1. 1 to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise

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