翼
yì
Pinyin
Definition
翼
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- wing
- area surrounding the bullseye of a target
- to assist
- one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- old variant of 翌
翼
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- surname Yi
- alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiàng] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
- 2 prudent
- 3 gently and cautiously
- 1 surname Yi
- 2 alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiàng] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
- 1 to disappear without trace
- 2 to vanish all of a sudden
- 3 to spread fast
- 4 to spread like wildfire
- 1 the right flank
- 2 (politically) right-wing
- 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
- 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
Idioms (4)
如虎添翼
- 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
- 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
小心翼翼
- 1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
- 2 prudent
- 3 gently and cautiously
比翼双飞
- 1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
- 2 fig. two hearts beating as one
- 3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
- 1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
- 2 two hearts beating as one
- 3 (of a couple) inseparable
Sample Sentences
北冥有鱼,其名为鲲。鲲之大,不知其几千里也;化而为鸟,其名为鹏。鹏之背,不知其几千里也;怒而飞,其翼若垂天之云。是鸟也,海运则将徙于南冥。南冥者,天池也。
In the Northern Ocean there is a fish, the name of which is Kun - I do not know how many li in size. It changes into a bird with the name of Peng, the back of which is (also) - I do not know how many li in extent. When this bird rouses itself and flies, its wings are like clouds all round the sky. When the sea is moved (so as to bear it along), it prepares to remove to the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean is the Pool of Heaven.
且夫水之积也不厚,则其负大舟也无力。覆杯水于坳堂之上,则芥为之舟;置杯焉则胶,水浅而舟大也。风之积也不厚,则其负大翼也无力。故九万里,则风斯在下矣,而后乃今培风;背负青天,而莫之夭阏者,而后乃今将图南。
And moreover, (to speak of) the accumulation of water; if it be not great, it will not have strength to support a large boat. Upset a cup of water in a cavity, and a straw will float on it as if it were a boat. Place a cup in it, and it will stick fast; the water is shallow and the boat is large. (So it is with) the accumulation of wind; if it be not great, it will not have strength to support great wings. Therefore (the peng ascended to) the height of 90,000 li, and there was such a mass of wind beneath it; thenceforth the accumulation of wind was sufficient. As it seemed to bear the blue sky on its back, and there was nothing to obstruct or arrest its course, it could pursue its way to the South.