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食言而肥

see styles
shí yán ér féi
    shi2 yan2 er2 fei2
shih yen erh fei
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom); fig. not to live up to one's promises

飯糗茹草


饭糗茹草

see styles
fàn qiǔ rú cǎo
    fan4 qiu3 ru2 cao3
fan ch`iu ju ts`ao
    fan chiu ju tsao
lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom); fig. to live in abject poverty

飲鴆止渴


饮鸩止渴

see styles
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
    yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3
yin chen chih k`o
    yin chen chih ko
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

養虎傷身


养虎伤身

see styles
yǎng hǔ shāng shēn
    yang3 hu3 shang1 shen1
yang hu shang shen
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom

養虎為患


养虎为患

see styles
yǎng hǔ wéi huàn
    yang3 hu3 wei2 huan4
yang hu wei huan
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)

養虎遺患


养虎遗患

see styles
yǎng hǔ yí huàn
    yang3 hu3 yi2 huan4
yang hu i huan
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom

餘勇可賈


余勇可贾

see styles
yú yǒng kě gǔ
    yu2 yong3 ke3 gu3
yü yung k`o ku
    yü yung ko ku
lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work; not resting on one's laurels

餘音繞梁


余音绕梁

see styles
yú yīn rào liáng
    yu2 yin1 rao4 liang2
yü yin jao liang
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

餘響繞梁


余响绕梁

see styles
yú xiǎng rào liáng
    yu2 xiang3 rao4 liang2
yü hsiang jao liang
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

饞涎欲滴


馋涎欲滴

see styles
chán xián yù dī
    chan2 xian2 yu4 di1
ch`an hsien yü ti
    chan hsien yü ti
lit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for; greedy

首をやる

see styles
 kubioyaru
    くびをやる
(exp,v5r) (usu. figurative) to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat

馬失前蹄


马失前蹄

see styles
mǎ shī qián tí
    ma3 shi1 qian2 ti2
ma shih ch`ien t`i
    ma shih chien ti
lit. the horse loses its front hooves; fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness

馬耳東風


马耳东风

see styles
mǎ ěr dōng fēng
    ma3 er3 dong1 feng1
ma erh tung feng
 bajitoufuu / bajitofu
    ばじとうふう
lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom); fig. words one pays no heed to
(yoji) utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

駑馬戀棧


驽马恋栈

see styles
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
    nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4
nu ma lien chan
lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom); fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position

駕輕就熟


驾轻就熟

see styles
jià qīng jiù shú
    jia4 qing1 jiu4 shu2
chia ch`ing chiu shu
    chia ching chiu shu
lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back

駕鶴西去


驾鹤西去

see styles
jià hè xī qù
    jia4 he4 xi1 qu4
chia ho hsi ch`ü
    chia ho hsi chü
lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise; fig. to pass away (idiom)

騎虎難下


骑虎难下

see styles
qí hǔ nán xià
    qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4
ch`i hu nan hsia
    chi hu nan hsia
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

騎驢找驢


骑驴找驴

see styles
qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ
    qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2
ch`i lü chao lü
    chi lü chao lü
lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom); fig. to look for what one already has

驍勇善戰


骁勇善战

see styles
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn
    xiao1 yong3 shan4 zhan4
hsiao yung shan chan
to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

驚弓之鳥


惊弓之鸟

see styles
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
    jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3
ching kung chih niao
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom); fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

驢脣馬觜


驴唇马觜

see styles
lǘ chún mǎ zī
    lu:2 chun2 ma3 zi1
lü ch`un ma tzu
    lü chun ma tzu
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom); fig. to chatter; nonsense; blather

骨鯁之臣


骨鲠之臣

see styles
gǔ gěng zhī chén
    gu3 geng3 zhi1 chen2
ku keng chih ch`en
    ku keng chih chen
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

骨鯁在喉


骨鲠在喉

see styles
gǔ gěng zài hóu
    gu3 geng3 zai4 hou2
ku keng tsai hou
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; something on one's mind

體無完膚


体无完肤

see styles
tǐ wú wán fū
    ti3 wu2 wan2 fu1
t`i wu wan fu
    ti wu wan fu
lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted

高唱入雲


高唱入云

see styles
gāo chàng rù yún
    gao1 chang4 ru4 yun2
kao ch`ang ju yün
    kao chang ju yün
loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies

高山流水

see styles
gāo shān liú shuǐ
    gao1 shan1 liu2 shui3
kao shan liu shui
 kouzanryuusui / kozanryusui
    こうざんりゅうすい
fig. intimate and understanding friend; sublime musical composition
(1) (yoji) high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; (2) beautifully (skillfully) played music

高枕無憂


高枕无忧

see styles
gāo zhěn wú yōu
    gao1 zhen3 wu2 you1
kao chen wu yu
to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries

高高在上

see styles
gāo gāo - zài shàng
    gao1 gao1 - zai4 shang4
kao kao - tsai shang
(idiom) situated high; aloft; (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote; situated above the masses and out of touch with reality

鬥志昂揚


斗志昂扬

see styles
dòu zhì áng yáng
    dou4 zhi4 ang2 yang2
tou chih ang yang
having high fighting spirit

鬥私批修


斗私批修

see styles
dòu sī pī xiū
    dou4 si1 pi1 xiu1
tou ssu p`i hsiu
    tou ssu pi hsiu
fight self-interest and repudiate revisionism (Cultural Revolution slogan)

鬥雞走馬


斗鸡走马

see styles
dòu jī zǒu mǎ
    dou4 ji1 zou3 ma3
tou chi tsou ma
cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

鬩ぎあう

see styles
 semegiau
    せめぎあう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to fight each other

鬩ぎ合い

see styles
 semegiai
    せめぎあい
conflict; fighting each other

鬩ぎ合う

see styles
 semegiau
    せめぎあう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to fight each other

魂不附體


魂不附体

see styles
hún bù fù tǐ
    hun2 bu4 fu4 ti3
hun pu fu t`i
    hun pu fu ti
lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself

魂飛魄散


魂飞魄散

see styles
hún fēi pò sàn
    hun2 fei1 po4 san4
hun fei p`o san
    hun fei po san
lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom); fig. to be frightened stiff; spooked out of one's mind; terror-stricken

魚沉雁杳


鱼沉雁杳

see styles
yú chén yàn yǎo
    yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3
yü ch`en yen yao
    yü chen yen yao
lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom); fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact

魚米之鄉


鱼米之乡

see styles
yú mǐ zhī xiāng
    yu2 mi3 zhi1 xiang1
yü mi chih hsiang
(lit.) land of fish and rice; (fig.) fertile region; land of milk and honey

魚與熊掌


鱼与熊掌

see styles
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
    yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3
yü yü hsiung chang
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it

魚龍混雜


鱼龙混杂

see styles
yú lóng hùn zá
    yu2 long2 hun4 za2
yü lung hun tsa
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk

鯖を読む

see styles
 sabaoyomu
    さばをよむ
(exp,v5m) to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

鰥寡孤獨


鳏寡孤独

see styles
guān guǎ gū dú
    guan1 gua3 gu1 du2
kuan kua ku tu
lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; fig. people with no one left to rely on

鳥盡弓藏


鸟尽弓藏

see styles
niǎo jìn gōng cáng
    niao3 jin4 gong1 cang2
niao chin kung ts`ang
    niao chin kung tsang
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

鳥語花香


鸟语花香

see styles
niǎo yǔ huā xiāng
    niao3 yu3 hua1 xiang1
niao yü hua hsiang
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day

鳳毛麟角


凤毛麟角

see styles
fèng máo lín jiǎo
    feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3
feng mao lin chiao
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between

鳴鑼開道


鸣锣开道

see styles
míng luó kāi dào
    ming2 luo2 kai1 dao4
ming lo k`ai tao
    ming lo kai tao
to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for something

鴛鴦戲水


鸳鸯戏水

see styles
yuān yāng xì shuǐ
    yuan1 yang1 xi4 shui3
yüan yang hsi shui
lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water; fig. to make love

鴻毛泰山


鸿毛泰山

see styles
hóng máo tài shān
    hong2 mao2 tai4 shan1
hung mao t`ai shan
    hung mao tai shan
lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

鶏群一鶴

see styles
 keigunikkaku / kegunikkaku
    けいぐんいっかく
(See 鶏群の一鶴・けいぐんのいっかく) a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men

鸞翔鳳集


鸾翔凤集

see styles
luán xiáng fèng jí
    luan2 xiang2 feng4 ji2
luan hsiang feng chi
lit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom); fig. a gathering of eminent people

鸞飄鳳泊


鸾飘凤泊

see styles
luán piāo fèng bó
    luan2 piao1 feng4 bo2
luan p`iao feng po
    luan piao feng po
lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. bold, graceful calligraphy; married couple separated from each other; talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential

鹹魚翻身


咸鱼翻身

see styles
xián yú fān shēn
    xian2 yu2 fan1 shen1
hsien yü fan shen
lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom); fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

鹿死誰手


鹿死谁手

see styles
lù sǐ shei shǒu
    lu4 si3 shei2 shou3
lu ssu shei shou
lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom); fig. who will emerge victorious

麟角鳳觜


麟角凤觜

see styles
lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ
    lin2 jiao3 feng4 zui3
lin chiao feng tsui
lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom); fig. rara avis; rarity

黃粱美夢


黄粱美梦

see styles
huáng liáng měi mèng
    huang2 liang2 mei3 meng4
huang liang mei meng
dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and power; pipe dream

黃袍加身


黄袍加身

see styles
huáng páo jiā shēn
    huang2 pao2 jia1 shen1
huang p`ao chia shen
    huang pao chia shen
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom); fig. to be made emperor; to take the crown

黑白分明

see styles
hēi bái fēn míng
    hei1 bai2 fen1 ming2
hei pai fen ming
lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom); fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong

點水不漏


点水不漏

see styles
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu
    dian3 shui3 bu4 lou4
tien shui pu lou
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous; watertight

點睛之筆


点睛之笔

see styles
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
    dian3 jing1 zhi1 bi3
tien ching chih pi
the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point

點石成金


点石成金

see styles
diǎn shí chéng jīn
    dian3 shi2 cheng2 jin1
tien shih ch`eng chin
    tien shih cheng chin
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

點金成鐵


点金成铁

see styles
diǎn jīn chéng tiě
    dian3 jin1 cheng2 tie3
tien chin ch`eng t`ieh
    tien chin cheng tieh
to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it

點鐵成金


点铁成金

see styles
diǎn tiě chéng jīn
    dian3 tie3 cheng2 jin1
tien t`ieh ch`eng chin
    tien tieh cheng chin
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

鼈不愼ロ

see styles
biē bù shèn
    bie1 bu4 shen4
pieh pu shen
The tortoise, clinging to a stick with its mouth, being carried in fight, warned not to open its mouth to speak, yet did, fell and perished; moral, guard your lips.

鼎鐺玉石


鼎铛玉石

see styles
dǐng chēng yù shí
    ding3 cheng1 yu4 shi2
ting ch`eng yü shih
    ting cheng yü shih
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material; casting pearls before swine

鼓盆之戚

see styles
gǔ pén zhī qī
    gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1
ku p`en chih ch`i
    ku pen chih chi
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife

鼻っぱし

see styles
 hanappashi
    はなっぱし
(See 鼻っ柱) aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

鼻っぱり

see styles
 hanappari
    はなっぱり
(obscure) aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

鼻っ張り

see styles
 hanappari
    はなっぱり
(obscure) aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

鼻孔朝天

see styles
bí kǒng - cháo tiān
    bi2 kong3 - chao2 tian1
pi k`ung - ch`ao t`ien
    pi kung - chao tien
lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom); fig. arrogant; haughty

鼻青眼腫


鼻青眼肿

see styles
bí qīng yǎn zhǒng
    bi2 qing1 yan3 zhong3
pi ch`ing yen chung
    pi ching yen chung
a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face; fig. a setback; a defeat

齊人之福


齐人之福

see styles
qí rén zhī fú
    qi2 ren2 zhi1 fu2
ch`i jen chih fu
    chi jen chih fu
lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom); fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners; the life of a pasha

齒頰生香


齿颊生香

see styles
chǐ jiá shēng xiāng
    chi3 jia2 sheng1 xiang1
ch`ih chia sheng hsiang
    chih chia sheng hsiang
lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom); fig. to water at the mouth; to drool in anticipation

龍潭虎穴


龙潭虎穴

see styles
lóng tán - hǔ xué
    long2 tan2 - hu3 xue2
lung t`an - hu hsüeh
    lung tan - hu hsüeh
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom); fig. dangerous place; hostile territory

龍生九子


龙生九子

see styles
lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ
    long2 sheng1 jiu3 zi3
lung sheng chiu tzu
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters; good and bad intermingled; It takes all sorts to make a world.

龍蛇混雜


龙蛇混杂

see styles
lóng shé hùn zá
    long2 she2 hun4 za2
lung she hun tsa
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom); fig. a mix of good people and scumbags

龍頭蛇尾


龙头蛇尾

see styles
lóng tóu shé wěi
    long2 tou2 she2 wei3
lung t`ou she wei
    lung tou she wei
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

龍騰虎躍


龙腾虎跃

see styles
lóng téng hǔ yuè
    long2 teng2 hu3 yue4
lung t`eng hu yüeh
    lung teng hu yüeh
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom); fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active

4の字固め

see styles
 yonnojigatame
    よんのじがため
{prowres} figure-four leg lock

かみ合せる

see styles
 kamiawaseru
    かみあわせる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to clench (teeth); to engage (gears); (2) to set to fighting

けんか別れ

see styles
 kenkawakare
    けんかわかれ
(noun/participle) (of a couple) fighting and splitting up

ことを好む

see styles
 kotookonomu
    ことをこのむ
(exp,v5m) to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

コンフィグ

see styles
 konfigu
    コンフィグ
(abbreviation) {comp} (See コンフィギュレーション・2) config; configuration

さばを読む

see styles
 sabaoyomu
    さばをよむ
(exp,v5m) to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

ザファイト

see styles
 zafaito
    ザファイト
(work) The Fight (book); (wk) The Fight (book)

せめぎ合い

see styles
 semegiai
    せめぎあい
conflict; fighting each other

せめぎ合う

see styles
 semegiau
    せめぎあう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to fight each other

タイトル戦

see styles
 taitorusen
    タイトルせん
title fight; championship match

ダウン攻撃

see styles
 daunkougeki / daunkogeki
    ダウンこうげき
{vidg} attack on a knocked-down opponent (in fighting games)

ちゃんばら

see styles
 chanbara
    ちゃんばら
(abbreviation) sword fight; sword play

ちょっかい

see styles
 chokkai
    ちょっかい
(1) (See ちょっかいを出す) meddling; interference; making a pass at someone; (2) extending a paw to drag something closer; (3) (derogatory term) (archaism) hand; arm; wrist; (4) (archaism) disfigured arm; disfigured hand

デスマッチ

see styles
 desumacchi
    デスマッチ
fight to the finish (wasei: death match); desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle

デビュー戦

see styles
 debyuusen / debyusen
    デビューせん
debut match; debut fight; debut race

ニア・ピン

see styles
 nia pin
    ニア・ピン
(1) near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); (2) close (closest) answer or figure

ヌンチャク

see styles
 nunchaku
    ヌンチャク
(martial arts term) (kana only) (rkb:) nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak

ビット構成

see styles
 bittokousei / bittokose
    ビットこうせい
{comp} bit configuration

ファイター

see styles
 faitaa / faita
    ファイター
fighter

フィーガン

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 fiigan / figan
    フィーガン
(surname) Fegan

フィガール

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 figaaru / figaru
    フィガール
(personal name) Figal

フィガリア

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 figaria
    フィガリア
(place-name) Phigalia (Phigaleia)

フィガロ岬

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 figaromisaki
    フィガロみさき
(place-name) Cap Figalo

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Fig" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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Japanese Kanji Dictionary

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