跑堂
pǎo táng
Pinyin

Definition

跑堂
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pǎo táng
  1. waiter (old)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
páo
  1. 1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
tóng táng
  1. 1 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
xià pǎo
  1. 1 to scare away
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 classifier: 间 jiān
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture

Idioms (20)

上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)