1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
2 capital of China at different historical periods
Idioms (18)
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
否极泰来
pǐ jí tài lái
1 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
2 fig. to act in the nick of time
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
有眼不识泰山
yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān
1 lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
2 fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
3 to be blind to the fact
泰山北斗
Tài shān Běi dǒu
1 as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
泰然自若
tài rán zì ruò
1 cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
2 perfectly composed
泰然处之
tài rán chǔ zhī
1 to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
2 unruffled
3 to treat the situation lightly
绑赴市曹
bǎng fù shì cáo
1 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution
重于泰山
zhòng yú Tài Shān
1 heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
门庭若市
mén tíng ruò shì
1 front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
2 a place with many visitors
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
鸿毛泰山
hóng máo Tài Shān
1 lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
2 fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
鸿毛泰岱
hóng máo tài dài
1 light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another