舍利子
shè lì zi
Pinyin
Definition
舍利子
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- ashes after cremation
- Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一本万利
- 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
- 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
- 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
- 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
- 2 general term for scoundrel