胡佛
Hú fó
Pinyin

Definition

胡佛
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Hú fó
  1. Hoover (name)
  2. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

èr hú
  1. 1 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
  2. 2 alto fiddle
  3. 3 classifier: 把 bǎ
fǎng fú
  1. 1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 Buddhism
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
  1. 1 surname Hu

Idioms (20)

不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation

Sample Sentences

哇,胡佛水坝太神奇了!快给我拍照。
wā ,Hú Fó shuǐbà tài shénqí le !kuài gěi wǒ pāizhào 。
Wow, Hoover Dam is so magical! Quick, take my picture!
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