跑堂
pǎo táng
Pinyin
Definition
跑堂
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- waiter (old)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 paradise
- 2 heaven
- 1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
- 1 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
- 1 to scare away
Idioms (20)
上有天堂,下有苏杭
- 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
- 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
- 1 high-sounding
- 2 dignified
- 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
- 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
- 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
- 3 to attain a higher level
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
- 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
哄堂大笑
- 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)