assistance that one gets from another
1.children's center2.children's club
1.lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)2.fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
1.overtone (music)2.(fig.) connotation3.implied meaning
(idiom) in a flash; instantly
1.on one's deathbed2.at the point of death
1.lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart2.fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor3.learn from past mistake4.once bitten twice shy+1 条 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
in a moment of desperation
(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
1.fair argument2.unbiased view
the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc
1.a small-minded person2.a bean-counter
person narrow-minded and shortsighted
person of limited capacity
to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
1.trouble spot2.sketchy area
(idiom) person committed to a noble cause or ideal
1.(lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[qǐ] that the sky would fall (idiom)2.(fig.) groundless fears
(idiom) a multitude of talented people
same as 总而言之[zǒng ér yán zhī]
1.stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure2.makeshift plan3.interim step
1.nodding acquaintance2.slight familiarity
negligible force (idiom); tiny force
1.lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)2.fig. a person in dire straits
(idiom) the benefit reaped by a third party when two sides are locked in a dispute
1.(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom)2.(fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net
1.semiliterate2.only knows words of one syllable3.lit. to know only 之[zhī] and 无[wú]
to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
(idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
1.nostalgia2.home-sickness3.longing for departed beloved
(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
1.lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)2.patronage3.protection
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
going from there to lower grades (idiom)