雄狮 (雄獅)
xióng shī
Pinyin

Definition

雄狮 (雄獅)
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xióng shī
  1. male lion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
奸雄
jiān xióng
  1. 1 person who seeks advancement by any means
  2. 2 career climber
  3. 3 unscrupulous careerist
枭雄
xiāo xióng
  1. 1 ambitious and ruthless character
  2. 2 formidable person
群雄
qún xióng
  1. 1 outstanding heroes
  2. 2 warlords vying for supremacy (in former times)
  3. 3 stars (of sports or pop music)
雄
xióng
  1. 1 male
  2. 2 staminate
  3. 3 grand
  4. 4 imposing
  5. 5 powerful
  6. 6 mighty
  7. 7 person or state having great power and influence

Idioms (8)

事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
  1. 1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
群雄逐鹿
qún xióng zhú lù
  1. 1 great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy
英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng
  1. 1 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

Sample Sentences

假使卢梭当日所画的不是雄狮逼视着梦中的浪子，而是猛虎在细嗅含苞的蔷薇，我相信，这幅画同样会成为杰作。惜乎卢梭逝世，而萨松尚未成名。
jiǎshǐ Lú Suō dāngrì suǒ huà de bùshì xióngshī bīshì zhe mèng zhōng de làngzǐ ，érshì měng hǔ zài xì xiù hánbāo de qiángwēi ，wǒ xiāngxìn ，zhè fú huà tóngyàng huì chéngwéi jiézuò 。xíhū Lú Suō shìshì ，ér Sà Sōng shàngwèi chéngmíng 。
If Rousseau had depicted a tiger carefully smelling a budding rose instead of a lion staring intently at a sleeping vagrant, I believe this piece would still have been seen as a masterpiece. Unfortunately Rousseau has passed away, and Sassoon never really became famous.
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