| 释义 |
Examples:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—progress (or increase, change etc) day by day—day and night (toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc)—fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment—Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province—burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day—lit. make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil—third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)—day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)—ancient area of modern day Danyang City, Jiangsu Province—small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province—Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China—three nine day periods after the winter solstice—Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)—Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)—bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life—Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)—dismiss students at the end of the school day—ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing—be unable to carry on even for a single day—dinner party given on the third day after the birth of a baby (traditional)—lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day—All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)—Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14—lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day—red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby—Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards—vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces—alludes the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day—live to fight another day—Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar—lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress—stop work for the day (generally of laborers)—night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort—lit. speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)—Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)—hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target—a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month—the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day—make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour—Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)—a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy—any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty)—eat three square meals a day and do no work [idiom.]—a single day apart seems like three seasons [idiom.]— |