1.month after month, year after year2.year in, year out
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
the years have slipped by
1.the sun and moon shine once more2.fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval
pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
1.minor divinity concerned with marriage2.matchmaker3.go-between
1.lit. amidst the flowers under the moonlight (idiom)2.fig. romantic surroundings
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
1.the passage of the years2.the flow of time
1.eventful years2.momentous times
final days of the lunar year
1.(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)2.(fig.) a hopeless endeavor
1.lit. a meteor catching up with the moon2.swift action (idiom)
1.see 水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè]2.(mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round
1.lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom)2.fig. peaceful and clear night3.(allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
1.lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil2.a contrasting character to a main hero
refers to lovemaking (idiom)
1.long time off2.time that will never come
1.year in, year out (idiom)2.(over) many years
1.lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful2.perfect happiness3.conjugal bliss
1.lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)2.fig. (of a woman) beautiful
1.a beautiful day2.cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
1.lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)2.fig. an unrealistic rosy view3.viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles4.also written 水月镜花+1 条 1.wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance2.love affair3.romance is in the air4.dissipated life+1 条 River on a spring night, long yuefu poem by 张若虚[zhāng ruò xū]
see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
variant of 长年累月[cháng nián lěi yuè]
see 披星戴月[pī xīng dài yuè]
variant of 披星戴月[pī xīng dài yuè]
see 清风明月[qīng fēng míng yuè]
see 猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]
see 众星捧月[zhòng xīng pěng yuè]
see 众星捧月[zhòng xīng pěng yuè]
see 猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]
1.amenorrhoea2.irregular menstruation
alternative term for fourth lunar month
1.(of women) beginning of menstrual cycle2.full-term gestation
1.next month2.after this month
1.solar month of 31 days2.a lunar month of 30 days
1.crescent moon2.crescent shape
1.menses2.menstruation3.a woman's periods
1.monthly loan repayment2.mortgage payment
1.(old) menstruation2.period