| 释义 |
Examples:konnyaku (in Japanese cooking), solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil's tongue—notional diagram (i.e. made-up picture or artist's impression for news story)—(old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers—Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding a story or historical quotation—(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips—Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat—praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)—amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie—silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior—ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile—the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)—(old) book (made of bamboo strips tied together)—jacket, made of several layers of cloth, worn by wrestlers—lit. a notch on the side of a boat locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances—fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one—agree on three laws (idiom); provisional agreement made by new dynastic government with the people—sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut inblocks—Flying Pigeon (famous bicycle brand, made in Tianjin since 1936)—rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc—yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form—broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments)—ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue—beat time with a percussion instrument made of pottery—(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.—nian gao, New Year cake made of steamed glutinous rice—douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans—(Taiwan) religious ceremony in which offerings are made a deity—dessert made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and mascarpone cream—Chinese word made up of three or more characters—ornamental limestone made in Yingde, Guangdong—a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital—dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)—imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)—(loanword) vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol—lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)—fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc—fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)—monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance—natural and man-made disasters (idiom); natural calamities (flood, drought, earthquake) added human calamity (fire, famine, war, Microsoft software)—Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions Central Asian from 1870—popular Sichuan cold dish made of thinly sliced beef and beef offal—food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc—chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone—bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)—lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo [idiom.]—constructive metabolism (using energy make proteins etc)—make a quick judgment based on inadequate information—make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)—drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition—lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); drive out the old and make a clean sweep—lit. one knife cut two segments (idiom); fig. to make a clean break—make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble—interpret and make glossaries and commentaries on classic texts—make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder—make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates—lit. carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action—stop-loss point, a point at which you make a small loss limit your losses—qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)—lit. sing accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can—you can lead a horse water but you can't make him drink—lit. enough books make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books—make (wine, vinegar, soya bean paste etc) by fermentation—lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible—A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (common saying); a stitch in time saves nine—lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells—whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference—make concessions for the sake of future gains [idiom.]—You can lead a horse water, but you can't make him drink. [idiom.]—make idle remarks about a woman's appearance [idiom.]— |