"fig. belated action" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
马后炮馬後砲	mǎ hòu pào	lit. firing after the horse / fig. belated action / giving advice in hindsight

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
行动值行動值	xíng dòng zhí	(gaming) action points (points required to complete an action) / (Tw) action level (the level of concentration of a harmful substance at which remedial action is considered necessary)
行动纲领行動綱領	xíng dòng gāng lǐng	action plan / program of action
见诸行动見諸行動	jiàn zhū xíng dòng	to translate sth into action / to put sth into action
行动2行动计划行動2行動計劃		Action 2 Plan of Action
地雷行动规划和快速反应框架		Framework for Mine Action Planning and Rapid Response / Mine Action Rapid Response Plan / Rapid Response Plan
地雷行动快速反应计划		Framework for Mine Action Planning and Rapid Response / Mine Action Rapid Response Plan / Rapid Response Plan
快速反应计划		Framework for Mine Action Planning and Rapid Response / Mine Action Rapid Response Plan / Rapid Response Plan
不采取行动动议		no action motion / motion of non action
小岛屿发展中国家可持续发展行动纲领		Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States / Barbados Programme of Action
科威特行动计划		Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas of Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates / Kuwait Action Plan
地雷行动处		United Nations Mine Action Service / Mine Action Service
地雷行动官员		mine action official / mine action officer
比什凯克行动纲领		Bishkek Programme of Action / Programme of Action
区域应对行动计划		Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa / Regional Response Action Plan
东非行动计划		Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region / Eastern African Action Plan
2005-2015年兵库行动框架 2005-2015年兵庫行動框架		Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters / Hyogo Framework for Action
加强国家和社区的抗灾能力		Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters / Hyogo Framework for Action
兵库行动框架		Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters / Hyogo Framework for Action
国际气候行动网络		Climate Action Network - International / Climate Action Network
气候行动网络		Climate Action Network - International / Climate Action Network
八大工业化国家森林行动纲领八大工業化國家森林行動綱領		Group of Eight Major Industrialized Countries' Action Programme on Forests / G8 Action Programme on Forests
8国森林行动纲领 8國森林行動綱領		Group of Eight Major Industrialized Countries' Action Programme on Forests / G8 Action Programme on Forests
西北太平洋行动计划西北太平洋行動計劃		Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region / Northwest Pacific Action Plan
达喀尔全民教育行动框架達喀爾全民教育行動框架		Dakar Framework for Action: Education For All: Meeting Our Collective Commitments / Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All
穆斯林民族迎接21世纪挑战十年行动纲领穆斯林民族迎接21世紀挑戰十年行動綱領		Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action
十年行动纲领十年行動綱領		Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action
欧洲委员会残疾行动计划歐洲委員會殘疾行動計劃		Council of Europe Action Plan to promote the rights and full participation of people with disabilities in society: improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Europe 2006-2015 / Council of Europe Disability Action Plan
生物作用光谱生物作用光譜	shēng wù zuò yòng guāng pǔ	biological action spectrum / action spectrum
琵琶湖千年行动纲要琵琶湖千年行動綱要		Biwako MIllennium Framework for Action Towards an Inclusive, Barrier-Free and Rights-Based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific / Biwako Millennium Framework for Action
小武器行动纲领小武器行動綱領		Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects / Programme of Action on Small Arms
森林执法、治理与贸易行动计划森林執法、治理與貿易行動計劃		Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan / FLEGT Action Plan
南美洲反洗钱金融行动工作组南美洲反洗錢金融行動工作組		South American Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering / South American Financial Action Task Force
南美洲金融行动工作组南美洲金融行動工作組		South American Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering / South American Financial Action Task Force
土着人民与信息社会全球论坛行动纲领土著人民與信息社會全球論壇行動綱領		Programme of Action of the Global Forum of Indigenous Peoples and the Information Society / Geneva Programme of Action
日内瓦行动纲领日內瓦行動綱領		Programme of Action of the Global Forum of Indigenous Peoples and the Information Society / Geneva Programme of Action
联合国流感行动中央基金聯合國流感行動中央基金		United Nations Central Fund for influenza Action / Central Fund for Influenza Action
科索沃男女平等行动纲领科索沃男女平等行動綱領		Kosovo Action Programme for Gender Equality / Kosovo Action Plan for the Achievement of Gender Equality
科索沃实现男女平等行动计划科索沃實現男女平等行動計劃		Kosovo Action Programme for Gender Equality / Kosovo Action Plan for the Achievement of Gender Equality
马普托行动计划馬普托行動計劃		Maputo Plan of Action for the Operationalisation of the Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 2007–2010 / Maputo Plan of Action
穆斯林民主行动党穆斯林民主行動黨		Muslim Party of Democratic Action / Party of Democratic Action
反恐行动计划反恐行動計劃		EU Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism / Action Plan on Combating Terrorism
国家行动计划國家行動計劃		national plan of action / national action plan
国家地雷行动计划國家地雷行動計劃		national mine action plan / national mine action programme
地雷行动计划地雷行動計劃		Mine Action Plan / Mine Action Programme
地雷行动方桉地雷行動方案		Mine Action Plan / Mine Action Programme
第四次东京会议横滨行动计划第四次東京會議橫濱行動計劃		TICAD IV Yokohama Action Plan / Yokohama Action Plan
横滨行动计划橫濱行動計劃		TICAD IV Yokohama Action Plan / Yokohama Action Plan
开花開花	kāi huā	to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish	syn
热腾腾熱騰騰	rè téng téng	steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]	syn
鬼扯脚鬼扯腳	guǐ chě jiǎo	lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it
外溢	wài yì	(of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed
下来下來	xià lai	to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)	syn
玩偶	wán ǒu	toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything	syn
凑热闹湊熱鬧	còu rè nao	to join in the fun / to get in on the action / (fig.) to butt in / to create more trouble
重头戏重頭戲	zhòng tóu xì	opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity	syn
染指	rǎn zhǐ	to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎\|染指于鼎
先斩后奏先斬後奏	xiān zhǎn hòu zòu	lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
自食其果	zì shí qí guǒ	to eat one's own fruit (idiom) / fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown	syn
散兵游勇散兵遊勇	sǎn bīng yóu yǒng	lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom) / fig. disorganized uncoordinated action	syn
刻舟求剑刻舟求劍	kè zhōu qiú jiàn	lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom) / fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances	syn
抱薪救火	bào xīn jiù huǒ	lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom) / fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action	syn
摩拳擦掌	mó quán cā zhǎng	fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) / to roll up one's sleeves for battle / eager to get into action or start on a task	syn
尾大不掉	wěi dà bù diào	large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
救焚益薪	jiù fén yì xīn	add firewood to put out the flames (idiom) / fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse / to add fuel to the fire
染指于鼎染指於鼎	rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng	lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action
请将不如激将請將不如激將	qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng	lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders
投袂而起	tóu mèi ér qǐ	lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action
开弓不放箭開弓不放箭	kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn	lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado
一杯羹	yī bēi gēng	lit. a cup of soup / fig. to get part of the profits / one's share of the action
雷大雨小	léi dà yǔ xiǎo	lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite
雷声大，雨点小雷聲大，雨點小	léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo	lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom) / fig. a lot of talk, but no action
放空炮	fàng kōng pào	(lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises	syn
以人道主义作掩饰以人道主義作掩飾	yǐ rén dào zhǔ yì zuò yǎn shì	humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action)
打着人道主义的旗号打著人道主義的旗號		humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action)
分一杯羹	fēn yī bēi gēng	(fig.) to have a slice of the pie / to get a piece of the action
步子太大，容易扯着蛋步子太大，容易扯著蛋	bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn	if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優\|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛\|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]) / (fig.) take things one step at a time
目光	mù guāng	gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision	syn
味道	wèi dao	flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor	syn
塑造	sù zào	to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)	syn
规矩規矩	guī ju	lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved	syn
发烧發燒	fā shāo	to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular	syn
挂钩掛鉤	guà gōu	to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與\|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling	syn
架空	jià kōng	to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead	syn
出轨出軌	chū guǐ	to be derailed / to go off the rails / (fig.) to overstep the bounds / (fig.) to have an extramarital affair
鱼肉魚肉	yú ròu	flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up)	syn
封顶封頂	fēng dǐng	to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
中招	zhòng zhāo	(martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in
小白兔	xiǎo bái tù	small white rabbit / (fig.) innocent and naive person / (fig.) (slang) breast
出笼出籠	chū lóng	(of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛\|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market
松柏	sōng bǎi	pine and cypress / fig. chaste and undefiled / fig. tomb	syn
搅和攪和	jiǎo huo	to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people)	syn
脱胎脫胎	tuō tāi	to be born / (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc) / (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn) / bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)
走后门走後門	zǒu hòu mén	(lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex	syn
瞻前顾后瞻前顧後	zhān qián gù hòu	lit. to look forward and back (idiom) / fig. to consider carefully / to weigh the pros and cons / fig. to be overcautious and indecisive	syn
遮羞布	zhē xiū bù	loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊\|块[kuai4]	syn
矮化	ǎi huà	(plant pathology) to become stunted / (horticulture) to dwarf / to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc) / (fig.) to diminish the status of / to disparage / (fig.) to downplay
熔断熔斷	róng duàn	(of fuse wire) to melt / to blow / (fig.) to halt stock trading / (fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID)	syn
浊流濁流	zhuó liú	turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends	syn
雏儿雛兒	chú ér	newly hatched bird / fig. inexperienced person / fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) / bimbo	syn

The four tones

"fig. belated action" Chinese-English Dictionary

Your cookie choices

Share this page