| 释义 |
Examples:If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.—Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"—lit if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog [idiom.]—female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority—lit. killing the chicken warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests—imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women—lit. killing the chicken scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—lit. kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others—chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom); trivial matter—wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext—a simple inn with only chicken feathers sleep on—chicken cholera (caused by Pasteurella multocida or P. avicida)—the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken—Xinjiang small-plate chicken (typical dish from North-West China)—lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck—a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common—lit. asking guests whether or not butcher a chicken for them [idiom.]—fig. point at the chicken while scolding the dog [idiom.]—lit. try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it [idiom.]— |