crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish 克氏原螯虾[kè shì yuán áo xiā]
to take the back roads; to take the side streets; to take the small paths
unripe wheat grain (used in TCM)
1.infinitesimal2.infinitely small
Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
1.ossicles (of the middle ear)2.three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 锤骨
1.to be conciliatory or apologetic2.to tread warily in dealing with sb
Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia)
a small part; a small section
1.not be without some advantage2.be of some help
small and medium enterprise
(idiom) insignificant wretch
(idiom) poor people; those who live from hand to mouth
teenage; in one's teens; adolescent
(idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
1.great despite minor blemishes2.a rough diamond
1.to cut a long story short2.a brief treatment of a complicated subject3.fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter
1.handsome but effeminate man2.pretty boy
trivial matter; a piece of cake
1.lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)2.fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
erhua variant of 小两口[xiǎo liǎng kǒu]
pretty daughter in a humble family
society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
1.small-minded2.petty3.narrow-minded
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
1.mean2.stingy3.to be lacking in boldness4.timid+1 条 Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney)
erhua variant of 小白脸[xiǎo bái liǎn]
1.lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded2.petty
1.a small appetizer2.a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)