虚与委蛇 (虛與委蛇)
xū yǔ wēi yí
Pinyin
Definition
虚与委蛇 (虛與委蛇)
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- to feign civility (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to feel wronged
- 2 to cause sb to feel wronged
- 3 grievance
- 1 Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres
- 2 abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会
- 1 surname Wei
Idioms (14)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
- 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
- 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 2 malicious and duplicitous
引蛇出洞
- 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
- 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)