chronic illness; (fig.) deep-rooted problem; longstanding issue
1. lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)2. fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat
1. to lose one's cool2. to get impatient3. unable to remain calm
1. to stay calm2. to keep one's composure
1. to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women2. an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
silence is golden (idiom)
without news from sb (idiom)
1. lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)2. fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact
variant of 沉鱼落雁[chén yú luò yàn]
see 沉默寡言[chén mò guǎ yán]
to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives)
1. chronic illness2. fig. deeply entrenched problem
1. to scuttle (a ship)2. to drown oneself
sedimentary belt (geology)
the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities
to play the profound thinker
to have one's ups and downs
好酒沉瓮底 好酒沉甕底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ 1. lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)2. fig. the best is saved for last
海相沉积物 海相沉積物 hǎi xiāng chén jī wù oceanic sediment (geology)
红细胞沉降率 紅細胞沉降率 hóng xì bāo chén jiàng lǜ erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
(literary) to wallow in; to indulge in; to be deeply engrossed in