越王勾践
Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

越王勾践
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Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn
  1. King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

王
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
穿越
chuān yuè
  1. 1 to pass through
  2. 2 to traverse
  3. 3 to cross
越
Yuè
  1. 1 generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. 2 abbr. for Vietnam 越南
越来越
yuè lái yuè
  1. 1 more and more
勾
Gōu
  1. 1 surname Gou
勾勒
gōu lè
  1. 1 to draw the outline of
  2. 2 to outline
  3. 3 to sketch
  4. 4 to delineate contours of
  5. 5 to give a brief account of
勾引
gōu yǐn
  1. 1 to seduce
  2. 2 to tempt
勾搭
gōu da
  1. 1 to gang up
  2. 2 to fool around with
  3. 3 to make up to
勾芡
gōu qiàn
  1. 1 to thicken with cornstarch
勾起
gōu qǐ
  1. 1 to evoke
  2. 2 to induce
  3. 3 to call to mind
  4. 4 to pick up with a hook
卓越
zhuó yuè
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 surpassing
  3. 3 distinguished
  4. 4 splendid
国王
guó wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
大王
dà wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 magnate
  3. 3 person having expert skill in something
天王
tiān wáng
  1. 1 emperor
  2. 2 god
  3. 3 Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
  4. 4 see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
女王
nu:3 wáng
  1. 1 queen
帝王
dì wáng
  1. 1 regent
  2. 2 monarch
猴王
Hóu wáng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
王八
wáng bā
  1. 1 tortoise
  2. 2 cuckold
  3. 3 (old) male owner of a brothel
  4. 4 pimp
王八蛋
wáng bā dàn
  1. 1 bastard (insult)
  2. 2 son of a bitch

Idioms (19)

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
吴越同舟
Wú Yuè tóng zhōu
  1. 1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
  2. 2 to collaborate towards a common end
  3. 3 in the same boat together
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
巴山越岭
bā shān yuè lǐng
  1. 1 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
  2. 2 good at climbing mountains
成则为王，败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
  1. 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
  1. 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
杀人越货
shā rén yuè huò
  1. 1 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
  1. 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
  2. 2 fiend in human form
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. 1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. 2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
神女有心，襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
  1. 1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
  2. 2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
翻山越岭
fān shān yuè lǐng
  1. 1 to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
  1. 1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
  2. 2 to take matters into one's own hands
蹿房越脊
cuān fáng yuè jǐ
  1. 1 lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge (idiom); dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客|侠客 in fiction)
阎王好见，小鬼难当
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
  1. 1 lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape

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