the overall state of affairs in the world (esp. in political or historical terms); the prevailing trend across the nation or empire
to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
Second book of Chronicles
(of rain) to fall heavily
erhua variant of 等一下[děng yī xià]
sublingual administration (medicine)
to express a wish (to a deity)
country manners; provincialism
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]
上下文菜单 上下文菜單 shàng xià wén cài dān context menu (computing)
创下高票房 創下高票房 chuàng xià gāo piào fáng to set a box office record
1. nuclear underground burst2. underground nuclear explosion
1. lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)2. fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
1. nuclear underwater burst2. underwater nuclear explosion
1. right in front of sb's eyes2. right under sb's nose3. current4. at the moment+1 条 且听下回分解 且聽下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation
人行地下通道 rén xíng dì xià tōng dào pedestrian underpass
唯恐天下不乱 唯恐天下不亂 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
1. lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)2. fig. to take what comes3. to meet gains or losses with equanimity
放射性落下灰 fàng shè xìng luò xià huī radioactive fallout
松下电气工业 松下電氣工業 sōng xià diàn qì gōng yè Matsushita Electronics Industry
看人下菜碟儿 看人下菜碟兒 kàn rén xià cài dié r 1. (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)2. not to treat everyone equally favorably
上刀山，下油锅 上刀山，下油鍋 shàng dāo shān , xià yóu guō 1. lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)2. fig. to go through trials and tribulations
上刀山，下火海 shàng dāo shān , xià huǒ hǎi 1. lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)2. fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
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
大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng 1. lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)2. fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
按下葫芦浮起瓢 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
挟天子以令天下 挾天子以令天下 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
男人膝下有黄金 男人膝下有黃金 nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
覆巢之下无完卵 覆巢之下無完卵 fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn 1. lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)2. fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
上有天堂，下有苏杭 上有天堂，下有蘇杭 shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng 1. lit. there is heaven above, and there is 苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)2. fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策 上有政策，下有對策 shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
千里之行，始于足下 千里之行，始於足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià 1. lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step2. fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
天下没有不散的筵席 天下沒有不散的筵席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí all good things must come to an end (idiom)
天下兴亡，匹夫有责 天下興亡，匹夫有責 tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天要下雨，娘要嫁人 tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén 1. (lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying)2. (fig.) some things are inevitable
放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó 1. lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation2. to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
比上不足，比下有余 比上不足，比下有餘 bǐ shàng bù zú , bǐ xià yǒu yú neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
老鼠拉龟，无从下手 老鼠拉龜，無從下手 lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu 1. like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)2. no clue where to start
天下无难事，只怕有心人 天下無難事，只怕有心人 tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén 1. (lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)2. (fig.) persistence will overcome
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān 1. lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)2. fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion3. innocent acts may be misconstrued
秀才不出门，全知天下事 秀才不出門，全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)