细绳 (細繩)
xì shéng
Pinyin
Definition
细绳 (細繩)
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- string
- twine
- cord
Character Decomposition
Idioms (18)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一条绳上的蚂蚱
- 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
- 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
- 3 people who will sink or swim together
事无巨细
- 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
- 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
低声细语
- 1 in a whisper
- 2 in a low voice (idiom)