| 释义 |
Examples:private saving of family members—only interested in saving one's neck—Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank—get rid of (so saving space)—saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]—Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)—avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at save face—please do it for my sake (i.e. save my face)(humble)—Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (save all souls before accepting Bodhi)—lit. open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending—save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)—deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education—rook sacrifice save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling—save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally—pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis— |