姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 兰章 蘭章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific) 美颜 美顏 měi yán to beautify sb's face (with cosmetics etc) / to retouch a photo to make sb look more beautiful / beautiful face / beautified face 天生丽质 天生麗質 tiān shēng - lì zhì (idiom) to be naturally beautiful / to be born beautiful syn 杏眼 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful) 大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 大兵 dà bīng soldier / large army / powerful army / (old) large-scale war syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún - jié duì (idiom) making up a group / forming a troupe / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 燕赵 燕趙 yān zhào Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers 子母 zǐ mǔ mother and son / interest and capital / combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type 明镜 明鏡 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) 清幽 qīng yōu (of a location) quiet and secluded / beautiful and secluded syn 湖光山色 hú guāng shān sè scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) / beautiful lake and mountain landscape 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party 三弦 sān xián sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra syn 打牙祭 dǎ yá jì to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) syn 人财两旺 人財兩旺 rén cái liǎng wàng (idiom) thriving / (of a city) populous and wealthy / (of a family) large and prosperous 艳丽 艷麗 yàn lì gorgeous / garish and beautiful syn 明媚 míng mèi bright and beautiful syn 健美 jiàn měi healthy and beautiful / to do fitness exercises / abbr. for 健美運動|健美运动[jian4 mei3 yun4 dong4] 美艳 美艷 měi yàn beautiful and alluring / glamorous / gorgeous syn 娇艳 嬌豔 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful syn 凄美 淒美 qī měi poignant / sad and beautiful syn 柔美 róu měi gentle and beautiful syn 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 十全十美 shí quán shí měi complete and beautiful / to be perfect (idiom) syn 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 明丽 明麗 míng lì bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant syn 小仙女 xiǎo xiān nǚ girl fairy / beautiful girl or young woman / (neologism) (slang) irrational and egocentric young woman 粉黛 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman 奇丽 奇麗 qí lì singularly beautiful / weird and wonderful syn 芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) syn 幽美 yōu měi (of a location) beautiful and tranquil syn 哀艳 哀艷 āi yàn (of poetry etc) plaintive and beautiful / poignant 艳如桃李 艷如桃李 yàn rú táo lǐ lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty 花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn 蛾眉皓齿 蛾眉皓齒 é méi hào chǐ beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom) / lovely young woman 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom) / fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it syn 焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes / fig. to waste valuable resources / to destroy wantonly beautiful things 郎才女貌 láng cái nǚ mào talented man and beautiful woman / ideal couple syn 伟丽 偉麗 wěi lì magnificent / imposing and beautiful 恬美 tián měi serene and beautiful 爽心悦目 爽心悅目 shuǎng xīn yuè mù beautiful and heartwarming 珠玉 zhū yù pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person 男才女貌 nán cái nǚ mào talented man and beautiful woman / ideal couple 绮靡 綺靡 qǐ mǐ beautiful and intricate / ornate / gorgeous 纤美 纖美 xiān měi exquisite / delicate and beautiful 美善 měi shàn beautiful and good 葬玉埋香 zàng yù mái xiāng lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom) / funeral for a beautiful person 亮丽 亮麗 liàng lì bright and beautiful syn 白富美 bái fù měi "Ms Perfect" (i.e. fair-skinned, rich and beautiful) (Internet slang) 内外兼修 內外兼修 nèi wài jiān xiū (of a person) beautiful inside and out 秦淮八艳 秦淮八艷 qín huái bā yàn the famous eight beautiful and talented courtesans who lived near the Qinhuai River 秦淮河[Qin2 huai2 He2] in the late Ming or early Qing 姶 è wonderful / beautiful / (used in female given names and as a surname) 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大大小小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes syn 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 古筝 古箏 gǔ zhēng guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2] during Tang and Song times) 吞吐 tūn tǔ to take in and send out (in large quantities) syn 大抵 dà dǐ generally speaking / by and large / for the most part syn 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 爆炒 bào chǎo to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame / to conduct a media blitz / to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling 大球 dà qiú sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls / see also 小球[xiao3 qiu2] 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) / rough and slipshod work syn 大族 dà zú large and influential family / clan syn 花厅 花廳 huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden) 肥硕 肥碩 féi shuò fleshy (fruit) / plump / large and firm-fleshed (limbs, body) / stout syn 号衣 號衣 hào yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large syn 摆摊子 擺攤子 bǎi tān zi to set up a stall / (fig.) to maintain a large staff and organization syn 菊科 jú kē Asteraceae or Compositae (composites), a large family of dicotyledonous plants producing scents, includes aster, daisy and sunflower 食火鸡 食火雞 shí huǒ jī cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea / CL:隻|只[zhi1] 大灶 dà zào large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth / (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶[zhong1 zao4] for mid-level cadres and 小灶[xiao3 zao4] for the most privileged) 大熔炉 大熔爐 dà róng lú lit. large smelting furnace / fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures / Melting Pot 大镕炉 大鎔爐 dà róng lú variant of 大熔爐|大熔炉, lit. large smelting furnace / fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures / Melting Pot 成百上千 chéng bǎi shàng qiān hundreds / a large number / lit. by the hundreds and thousands syn 星宿海 xīng xiù hǎi Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small 艅艎 yú huáng (literary) a type of warship used in the Spring and Autumn period / magnificent large boat 赖昌星 賴昌星 lài chāng xīng Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008 邃宇 suì yǔ large house that is dark and labyrinthine 高敞 gāo chǎng large and spacious 鹍鹏 鵾鵬 kūn péng kun and peng, large mythological birds 大城镇水资源管理国际会议 大城鎮水資源管理國際會議 International Conference on Managing Water Resources for Large Cities and Towns 规划和经营大型电力系统问题专家组 規劃和經營大型電力系統問題專家組 Group of Experts on Problems of Planning and Operating Large Power Systems 大进大出 大進大出 dà jìn dà chū large-scale import and export 浮尘 浮塵 fú chén dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface) / large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm syn 抬秤 tái chèng large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight 抓大放小 zhuā dà fàng xiǎo (PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level 抓大放小 zhuā dà - fàng xiǎo (PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level 美女 měi nǚ beautiful woman syn 