馊主意 (餿主意)
sōu zhǔ yi
Pinyin
Definition
馊主意 (餿主意)
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- rotten idea
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Sino-Italian
- 1 owner
- 2 master
- 3 host
- 4 individual or party concerned
- 5 God
- 6 Lord
- 7 main
- 8 to indicate or signify
- 9 trump card (in card games)
- 1 to take the initiative
- 2 to do sth of one's own accord
- 3 spontaneous
- 4 active
- 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
- 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 1 TV or radio presenter
- 2 host
- 3 anchor
- 1 main
- 2 principal
- 3 major
- 4 primary
Idioms (20)
一意孤行
- 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
- 2 willful
- 3 one's own way
- 4 dogmatic
三心二意
- 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
- 2 half-hearted
- 3 shilly-shallying
不由自主
- 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
六神无主
- 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
- 2 distracted
- 3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
- 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
- 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
Sample Sentences
听到消息有新的上司要来,同事就开始出馊主意,说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对,看来他是想和新上司套交情。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
欸,呸呸呸,你这乌鸦嘴,这出的是什么馊主意?
Bah, you’re such a downer. What kind of BS idea is that?