莎翁
Shā wēng
Pinyin
Definition
莎翁
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- Shakespeare
- slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Shā shì bǐ yà]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
塞翁失马
- 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
- 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
- 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
- 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
- 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
- 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
- 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
醉翁之意不在酒
- 1 wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
- 2 having an ulterior motive
- 3 to have other things in mind
- 4 with an ax to grind
- 5 accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利
- 1 lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party