reference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China)
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical / see 龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴[Long2 kan1 Shou3 jian4]
sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻[xing2 shi4 hun1 yin1])
(idiom) Traditionally, the marriage of a man and a woman was considered to be arranged by fate. The expression can also refer to a fortunate coincidence.
(idiom) Describes elements that match well and are arranged harmoniously. It may also evoke a landscape whose forms complement one another majestically.
(idiom) It refers to one's children's marriages, as in “Xiang Ping's wish.” Once the children's marriages have been arranged, one says that “Xiang Ping's wish has been fulfilled.”
(idiom) It means that something seems naturally created and perfectly arranged. It commonly describes a pairing or combination that appears ideally suited.
(idiom) Traditionally refers to a meeting or romantic union believed to have been arranged by fate. It can also describe a fortunate and unexpected coincidence.
(idiom) Tiered high platforms and open pavilions built upon them. It describes buildings arranged at different heights in a harmonious, staggered layout.
(idiom) Once matters are properly arranged and forces coordinated, a situation can be brought under control quickly. The expression highlights effective command.
(idiom) Arranged very closely and regularly, like the teeth of a comb or the scales of a fish. It is used for objects such as buildings or rows of plants.
(idiom) Describes a formation of warships, with one vessel leading in the center and the others arranged on either side in a V-shaped formation like a fish’s tail or a line of geese.
(idiom) It describes houses, boats, or other objects arranged in close, orderly rows. It is equivalent to “packed together like fish scales and comb teeth.”
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