"breaks" Chinese-English Dictionary

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幸运儿 幸運兒 xìng yùn ér winner / lucky guy / person who always gets good breaks syn
开口子 開口子 kāi kǒu zi a dike breaks / fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds) / to open the floodgates syn
断线风筝 斷線風箏 duàn xiàn fēng zhēng a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore) syn
尽欢而散 盡歡而散 jìn huān ér sàn to disperse after a happy time (idiom) / everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhū yún zhē kǎn Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom) / to challenge and admonish boldly
酯酶 zhǐ méi esterase, enzyme that breaks up esters by hydrolysis
小三劝退师 小三勸退師 xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī (a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor / (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes
不轨之徒 不軌之徒 bù guǐ zhī tú (idiom) A person who breaks the law or plots disorder. The expression refers to individuals regarded as a threat to public order.
齿亡舌存 chǐ wáng shé cún (idiom) The teeth eventually fall out, while the softer tongue remains. It illustrates the idea that rigidity breaks easily, whereas flexibility helps one survive.
斗而铸锥 dòu ér zhù zhuī (idiom) To wait until war breaks out before making weapons. Figuratively, it means taking action too late.
冷锅里爆豆 lěng guō lǐ bào dòu (idiom) Describes a quarrel or dispute that suddenly breaks out again after having subsided.
衅起萧墙 xìn qǐ xiāo qiáng (idiom) A disturbance or conflict breaks out within a group, family, or institution itself. The expression emphasizes that the trouble originates internally.
七断八续 七斷八續 qī duàn bā sù (idiom) ① Describes something scattered and lacking coherence. ② Describes something with many breaks and joins, and therefore in a very tattered condition.
不名一格 bù míng yī gé (idiom) To be unrestricted by a single standard or framework. It describes an approach that breaks with convention.
冰消雪释 bīng xiāo xuě shì (idiom) Describes something that disappears or breaks down completely.
冰解壤分 bīng jiě rǎng fēn (idiom) The ice melts and the soil breaks apart. It describes obstacles being removed and a problem being resolved.
决痈溃疽 決癰潰疽 jué yōng kuì jū (idiom) A festering sore breaks open and drains. Figuratively, it refers to resolving the crux of a matter or problem.
唾壶敲缺 唾壺敲缺 tuò hú qiāo quē (idiom) Describes a state of sorrowful indignation or intense emotional excitement. It is synonymous with “striking the spittoon until it breaks.”
弃义倍信 棄義倍信 qì yì bèi xìn (idiom) To abandon righteousness and betray trust. It describes someone who disregards morality and breaks their word.
愧汗无地 kuì hàn wú dì (idiom) To be so ashamed that one breaks into a sweat and feels there is nowhere to hide. It describes overwhelming embarrassment and shame.
戎马生郊 戎馬生郊 róng mǎ shēng jiāo (idiom) Describes a situation in which war breaks out nearby and military conflict becomes widespread.
折笄之杖 zhé jī zhī zhàng (idiom) A stick that breaks a hairpin symbolizes a severe reprimand directed at a younger person or subordinate.
断断继继 斷斷繼繼 duàn duàn jì jì (idiom) Intermittent, stopping and starting repeatedly. It describes something that repeatedly breaks off and resumes.
木坏山颓 mù huài shān tuí (idiom) The supporting beam breaks and Mount Tai collapses. Metaphorically describes the death of a highly respected and eminent person.
水壅而溃，伤人必多 水壅而潰，傷人必多 shuǐ yōng ér kuì，shāng rén bì duō (idiom) When a river breaks through its barrier, the resulting harm is inevitably greater.
洪乔捎书 洪喬捎書 hóng qiáo shāo shū (idiom) Refers to someone who breaks promises and fails to honor commitments.
王子犯法，庶民同罪 wáng zǐ fàn fǎ，shù mín tóng zuì (idiom) If a prince breaks the law, he should be punished like an ordinary citizen. The law must apply equally to the powerful and to common people.
祸兴萧墙 huò xīng xiāo qiáng (idiom) Disaster or turmoil breaks out within a group or organization.
祸发萧墙 huò fā xiāo qiáng (idiom) Disaster or turmoil breaks out within a group or organization.
窝儿里反 wō ér lǐ fǎn (idiom) A conflict that breaks out within the same family or group.
踢断门槛 踢斷門檻 tī duàn mén kǎn (idiom) To visit someone so frequently and eagerly that one wears down or breaks the doorstep. It mocks obsequious flatterers and sycophantic lackeys.
风尘之会 風塵之會 fēng chén zhī huì (idiom) It refers to the time when war or armed turmoil breaks out.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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