| 释义 |
Examples:light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence one person, a matter of life or death to another—the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person—using a talented person in an insignificant position—we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)—person who pretends be bigger or richer than they are (vulgar)—present different views on a historical person or verdict—look after the needs of (a person or an animal)—may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of—old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge—fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt)—old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses delay working—name of a person on the household register (old)—a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature—rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not place oneself in danger—choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person—person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)—lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); a famous person attract criticism—lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress—(of a simple person) be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings—person who scales the outer walls of a building as a stunt or for building maintenance—lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk)—annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly—person with a particular undesirable characteristic—marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)—wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing—Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 his death, and non-person since then—person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution—"break-up agent", person who acts for sb. who wishes terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so—You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot. [idiom.]— |