茅箭
Máo jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

茅箭
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Máo jiàn
  1. Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shí yàn shì], Hubei

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

火箭
huǒ jiàn
  1. 1 rocket
  2. 2 CL:枚[méi]
箭
jiàn
  1. 1 arrow
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī]
茅台
Máo tái
  1. 1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
  2. 2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú
  1. 1 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
  2. 2 cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
名列前茅
míng liè qián máo
  1. 1 to rank among the best
射箭
shè jiàn
  1. 1 archery
  2. 2 to shoot an arrow
暗箭
àn jiàn
  1. 1 attack by a hidden enemy
  2. 2 a stab in the back
归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
箭头
jiàn tóu
  1. 1 arrowhead
  2. 2 arrow symbol
茅坑
máo kēng
  1. 1 latrine pit
  2. 2 latrine
茅屋
máo wū
  1. 1 thatched cottage
茅厕
máo si
  1. 1 (dialect) latrine
茅房
máo fáng
  1. 1 toilet (rural euphemism)
  2. 2 thatched hut or house
茅台酒
máo tái jiǔ
  1. 1 maotai (a Chinese liquor)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng]
万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
  1. 1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 to lambaste
  4. 4 to rip sb to shreds
香茅
xiāng máo
  1. 1 lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone

Idioms (17)

一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
  1. 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
  1. 1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 to lambaste
  4. 4 to rip sb to shreds
开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
  1. 1 lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bluff
  3. 3 to be all talk and no action
  4. 4 false bravado
开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
  1. 1 lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  3. 3 to have to finish what one started
  4. 4 to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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