(of a horse etc) to snort
1. to censor an image2. to pixelate
to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
1. lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb2. a provocation
drum and bass (music genre)
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
再见全垒打 再見全壘打 zài jiàn quán lěi dǎ walk-off home run
1. cannon fire to hit a mosquito2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
张飞打岳飞 張飛打岳飛 zhāng fēi dǎ yuè fēi 1. lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei2. fig. an impossible combination3. an impossible turn of events (idiom)
(slang) to cheer sb on; to show one's support ("call" read as the English word)
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大跃进[dà yuè jìn] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
1. lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)2. fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet3. to kiss sth goodbye
(computing) dot matrix printer
1. the God of Thunder strikes bean curd2. fig. to bully the weakest person3. to pick on an easy target
点阵打印机 點陣打印機 diǎn zhèn dǎ yìn jī (computing) dot matrix printer
in unison and with one voice (dialect)
1. lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)2. fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike3. to put the blame on both parties
(coll.) to act first and then claim the outcome was intended; to act without a clear aim and justify it afterward (ironic reversal of 指哪儿打哪儿[zhǐ nǎ r dǎ nǎ r], where one aims clearly and executes with precision)
撞击式打印机 撞擊式打印機 zhuàng jī shì dǎ yìn jī (computing) impact printer
点阵式打印机 點陣式打印機 diǎn zhèn shì dǎ yìn jī (computing) dot matrix printer
干打雷，不下雨 乾打雷，不下雨 gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ 1. all thunder but no rain (idiom)2. a lot of noise but no action
打狗还得看主人 打狗還得看主人 dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén 1. lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)2. fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
竹篮打水，一场空 竹籃打水，一場空 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
三天不打，上房揭瓦 sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ 1. three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)2. spare the rod, spoil the child
三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng 1. lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)2. fig. not to persevere in doing sth3. to do sth by fits and starts
前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
和尚打伞，无法无天 和尚打傘，無法無天 hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān 1. lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])2. fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven3. lawless
打一巴掌，给个甜枣 打一巴掌，給個甜棗 dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo 1. lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)2. fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
打蛇不死，反受其害 dǎ shé bù sǐ , fǎn shòu qí hài (proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you
老鼠过街，人人喊打 老鼠過街，人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ 1. lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)2. fig. everyone detests a lowlife
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn 1. lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)2. fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
铁打的衙门，流水的官 鐵打的衙門，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān 1. lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)2. fig. government officials come and go
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī 1. the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person2. to pick on an easy target
variant of 打把势[dǎ bǎ shi]
see 和尚打傘，和尚打伞，无法无天[hé shang dǎ sǎn wú fǎ wú tiān]
see 网络水军[wǎng luò shuǐ jūn]
八杆子打不着 八杆子打不著 bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo variant of 八竿子打不着[bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo]
(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)