1. mourning hall2. a hall for a birthday celebration
1. (sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)2. having things decided by the will of a single individual3. autocratic rule4. (contrasted with 群言堂[qún yán táng])+1 条 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
1. (old) waiter2. attendant
older female patrilineal cousin
wife of older male cousin via male line
central room of a traditional Chinese house
remote relatives (with the same family name)
having the same paternal grandfather but different father
1. customer area of a store2. showroom3. dining area of a restaurant
1. to drag out a lesson2. to insist on extending class after the bell
1. ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony2. same as 拜天地
meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
scripture hall (Buddhism)
mother (honorific designation)
1. to appear in court for trial (old)2. (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
1. main hall2. honorific for one's parents (old)
dining hall in a Buddhist temple
Tongrentang, Chinese pharmaceutical company (TCM)
Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海[zhōng nán hǎi], used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP
(martial arts) floor-sweeping kick (to trip one's opponent)
Lin Yutang (1895-1976), Chinese writer, linguist and inventor
1. everyone present applauds2. universal acclaim3. a standing ovation4. to bring the house down+1 条 1. cramming (as a teaching method)2. rote learning
1. success across the board2. victory in everything one touches
1. letting everyone have their say2. taking people's views into account3. free expression of different views4. (contrasted with 一言堂[yī yán táng])+1 条 Shiseidō (Japanese cosmetics company)
Jintang, a county in Chengdu City 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
1. dirty trick2. monkey business
three generations under one roof
1. heaven on Earth2. nickname for the city Suzhou
1. lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)2. fig. to gradually attain proficiency3. to attain a higher level
1. four generations under one roof (idiom)2. Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[lǎo shě]
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
1. lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living2. unaware of the disasters ahead3. a fool's paradise
1. lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living2. unaware of the disasters ahead3. a fool's paradise
1. lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)2. fig. abundant wealth3. abundance of knowledge
quiz (student assessment)
brick house with a tiled roof
to get together all at once
人民大会堂 人民大會堂 rén mín dà huì táng the Great Hall of the People (in Beijing)
1. lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)2. not presentable3. coarse4. unrefined+1 条