耶洗别 (耶洗別)
Yē xǐ bié
Pinyin
Definition
耶洗别 (耶洗別)
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- Jezebel, wife of Ahab and mother of Ahaziah, major character in 1 Kings 16:31, 19:1, 21 and 2 Kings 9, killed by Jehu 耶戶|耶户[Yē hù]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
以泪洗面
- 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
天差地別
- 1 poles apart (idiom)
- 2 as different as can be
家贫如洗
- 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
- 2 penniless
- 3 poor as church mice
洗心革面
- 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
- 2 to turn over a new leaf
赤贫如洗
- 1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 2 impoverished