耶律楚材
Yē lu:4 Chǔ cái
Pinyin

Definition

耶律楚材
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Yē lu:4 Chǔ cái
  1. Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

定律
dìng lu:4
  1. 1 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. 2 (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
旋律
xuán lu:4
  1. 1 melody
  2. 2 rhythm
材料
cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
法律
fǎ lu:4
  1. 1 law
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
耶
yē
  1. 1 (phonetic ye)
规律
guī lu:4
  1. 1 rule (e.g. of science)
  2. 2 law of behavior
  3. 3 regular pattern
  4. 4 rhythm
  5. 5 discipline
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
一律
yī lu:4
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 uniformly
  3. 3 all
  4. 4 without exception
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
七律
qī lu:4
  1. 1 abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
原材料
yuán cái liào
  1. 1 raw materials
  2. 2 unprocessed materials
器材
qì cái
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 material
宋楚瑜
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
底特律
Dǐ tè lu:4
  1. 1 Detroit, Michigan
建材
jiàn cái
  1. 1 building materials
律师
lu:4 shī
  1. 1 lawyer
戒律
jiè lu:4
  1. 1 monastic discipline
  2. 2 commandment
教材
jiào cái
  1. 1 teaching material
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]

Idioms (10)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
  1. 1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to demand a lot of oneself
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides

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