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霍克海姆
Huò kè hǎi mǔ
Pinyin
Definition
霍克海姆
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Huò kè hǎi mǔ
Horkheimer (philosopher)
Related Words
(20)
上海
Shàng hǎi
1
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
克
Kè
1
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia
2
(Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia
克服
kè fú
1
(try to) overcome (hardships etc)
2
to conquer
3
to put up with
4
to endure
刘海
liú hǎi
1
bangs
2
fringe (hair)
大海
dà hǎi
1
sea
2
ocean
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
1
chocolate (loanword)
2
CL:塊|块[kuài]
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
1
Texas
挥霍
huī huò
1
to squander money
2
extravagant
3
prodigal
4
free and easy
5
agile
扑克
pū kè
1
poker (game) (loanword)
2
playing cards
星巴克
Xīng bā kè
1
Starbucks, US coffee shop chain
海
Hǎi
1
surname Hai
海南
Hǎi nán
1
Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
2
Hainan Island
3
Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
4
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
海洋
hǎi yáng
1
ocean
2
CL:個|个[gè]
海贼
hǎi zéi
1
pirate
海选
hǎi xuǎn
1
direct, winner-takes-all system of election in use for village committees
2
preselection for a competition
海量
hǎi liàng
1
huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
1
seafood
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
1
Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
上海话
Shàng hǎi huà
1
Shanghainese
2
Shanghai dialect
下海
xià hǎi
1
to go out to sea
2
to enter the sea (to swim etc)
3
(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
Idioms
(20)
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
1
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
1
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
1
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
1
to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
1
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
2
(any number of possible translations)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1
to become known far and wide (idiom)
2
famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2
worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2
to feel at home anywhere
3
to roam about unconstrained
4
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
1
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
1
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
2
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
1
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
1
sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学海无涯
xué hǎi wú yá
1
sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
2
ars longa, vita brevis
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
1
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
山盟海誓
shān méng hǎi shì
1
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
2
to swear by all the Gods
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
1
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
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