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"gifts to superiors" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
贽 贄 zhì gifts to superiors
Chinese Pinyin Translation
上供 shàng gòng to make offerings (to gods or ancestors) / to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor syn
大人 dà ren adult / grownup / title of respect toward superiors syn
上级 上級 shàng jí higher authorities / superiors / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
上报 上報 shàng bào to report to one's superiors / to appear in the news / to reply to a letter syn
遵从 遵從 zūn cóng to comply with / to follow (directives) / to defer (to the judgment of superiors) syn
孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents syn
寒酸 hán suān wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) syn
顶撞 頂撞 dǐng zhuàng to contradict (elders or superiors) syn
抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn
抬举 抬舉 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly syn
小意思 xiǎo yì si small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts) syn
厚礼 厚禮 hòu lǐ generous gifts
慰劳 慰勞 wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) / to comfort syn
犯上 fàn shàng to offend one's superiors
令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn
化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn
投桃报李 投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. syn
呈请 呈請 chéng qǐng to submit (to superiors) syn
上行下效 上行下傚 shàng xíng xià xiào subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) syn
份 fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc / variant of 分[fen4] syn
训 訓 xùn to teach / to train / to admonish / (bound form) instruction (from superiors) / teachings / rule syn
贡 貢 gòng to offer tribute / tribute / gifts syn
上梁不正下梁歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) / fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices syn
扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī crawl high, step low (idiom) / unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying
头角峥嵘 頭角崢嶸 tóu jiǎo zhēng róng promise of brilliant young person (idiom) / showing extraordinary gifts syn
下聘 xià pìn to send the betrothal gifts / (fig.) to conclude a marriage
来者不善，善者不来 來者不善，善者不來 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). / Be careful not to trust foreigners. / Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
叩谒 叩謁 kòu yè to visit (esp. one's superiors)
援助交际 援助交際 yuán zhù jiāo jì Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts to women for their companionship and sexual favors
赠芍 贈芍 zèng sháo to give peonies / fig. exchange of gifts between lovers
随葬品 隨葬品 suí zàng pǐn burial goods / burial gifts
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 黃鼠狼給雞拜年 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
馈赠和招待准则与程序 饋贈和招待準則與程序 guidelines and procedures on offers of gifts and hospitality
瞒上欺下 瞞上欺下 mán shàng qī xià to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom) syn
上峰 shàng fēng peak / summit / (old) higher authorities / superiors syn
以下犯上 yǐ xià fàn shàng to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders
犯讳 犯諱 fàn huì to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old) / to violate a taboo / to use a taboo word or character
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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