erhua variant of 认死理[rèn sǐ lǐ]
erhua variant of 说着玩[shuō zhe wán]
erhua variant of 走背字[zǒu bèi zì]
1. now2. at this time3. this late
1. conjoined twins2. Siamese twins
if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)
1. double eyelid2. epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)
to exert all one's strength
erhua variant of 隐身草[yǐn shēn cǎo]
erhua variant of 头半天[tóu bàn tiān]
1. roadside2. edge of the road
Please do not be too severe on me!
erhua variant of 咸津津[xián jīn jīn]
erhua variant of 咸丝丝[xián sī sī]
儿女英雄传 兒女英雄傳 ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[wén kāng]
UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)
1. (Beijing dialect) intact2. in one piece
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
1. what's that have to do with it?2. what's the connection?
International Children's Day (June 1)
the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area
婴儿手推车 嬰兒手推車 yīng ér shǒu tuī chē baby buggy
小儿软骨病 小兒軟骨病 xiǎo ér ruǎn gǔ bìng (medicine) rickets
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiāo máo tī cì]
erhua variant of 探头探脑[tàn tóu tàn nǎo]
1. (dialect) alert2. attentive3. observant
erhua variant of 炸土豆条[zhá tǔ dòu tiáo]
Geraniaceae (the geranium family)
Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
erhua variant of 追根究底[zhuī gēn jiū dǐ]
a type of wonton made in a shape similar to that of a quail (in ancient times)
in unison and with one voice (dialect)
像那么回事儿 像那麽回事兒 xiàng nà me huí shì r not bad at all; quite impressive
儿童权利公约 兒童權利公約 ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
小儿麻痹病毒 小兒麻痺病毒 xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú poliovirus
(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)
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
笛卡儿坐标系 笛卡兒座標系 dí kǎ ér zuò biāo xì (math.) Cartesian coordinate system
儿孙自有儿孙福 兒孫自有兒孫福 ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿 八字還沒一撇兒 bā zì hái méi yī piě r 1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom)2. fig. things have not even begun to take shape3. no sign of success yet
咬人狗儿不露齿 咬人狗兒不露齒 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ 1. lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)2. fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
婴儿猝死综合症 嬰兒猝死綜合症 yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death
杀君马者道旁儿 殺君馬者道旁兒 shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér 1. lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)2. fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
皇帝女儿不愁嫁 皇帝女兒不愁嫁 huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià 1. lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom)2. fig. highly sought after