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"old and wise" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
旧账 舊賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge
老账 老賬 lǎo zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge
老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn
卿 qīng high ranking official (old) / term of endearment between spouses (old) / (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) / honorific (old) syn
童叟无欺 童叟無欺 tóng sǒu wú qī cheating neither old nor young (idiom) / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn
老少无欺 老少無欺 lǎo shào wú qī cheating neither old nor young / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. syn
敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good
闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
淑女 shū nǚ wise and virtuous woman / lady syn
智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn
睿智 ruì zhì wise and farsighted syn
有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn
人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn
资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles
先哲 xiān zhé the wise and learned individuals of the past syn
贤明 賢明 xián míng wise and capable / sagacious syn
见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
武丁 wǔ dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
英明果断 英明果斷 yīng míng guǒ duàn wise and resolute
贪小失大 貪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom) syn
老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife syn
老不死 lǎo bù sǐ (derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard
念旧 念舊 niàn jiù to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake syn
故道 gù dào old road / old way / old course (of a river)
甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn
翻老账 翻老賬 fān lǎo zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds
翻旧账 翻舊賬 fān jiù zhàng to turn over old accounts / fig. to revive old quarrels / to reopen old wounds
旧病复发 舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem syn
古今韵会举要 古今韻會舉要 gǔ jīn yùn huì jǔ yào "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会
高明 gāo míng brilliant / superior / wise syn
明智 míng zhì sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious syn
忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word syn
高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas syn
英明 yīng míng wise / brilliant syn
光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn
高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn
世故 shì gu sophisticated / worldly-wise syn
哲人 zhé rén wise man syn
至理名言 zhì lǐ míng yán wise saying / words of wisdom syn
明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn
明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn
益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn
练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn
识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.
老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn
事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event
智 zhì (literary) wise / wisdom syn
哲 喆 zhé wise / a sage syn
哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom)
大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time
百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise syn
好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
三位博士 sān wèi bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
事后聪明 事後聰明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it
仁者见仁，智者见智 仁者見仁，智者見智 rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom)
善策 shàn cè wise policy / best policy
大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent
智者千虑，必有一失 智者千慮，必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible
东方三博士 東方三博士 dōng fāng sān bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
横爬行 橫爬行 héng pá xíng to walk sideways / crab-wise
话到嘴边留三分 話到嘴邊留三分 huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
风水先生 風水先生 fēng shuǐ xiān sheng feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
智者小组 zhì zhě xiǎo zǔ Panel of the Wise
智囊委员会 智囊委員會 Committee of Wise Men
国际智者委员会 國際智者委員會 International Committee of the Wise
听君一席话，胜读十年书 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
拂士 bì shì attendant to the emperor / wise counselor
知人者智，自知者明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]
识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié (idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends / a wise man submits to circumstances
穷当益坚，老当益壮 窮當益堅，老當益壯 qióng dāng yì jiān , lǎo dāng yì zhuàng poor but ambition, old but vigorous (idiom) / robust and determined to hold one's position despite poverty and old age
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
喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) / fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old syn
老态 老態 lǎo tài old and frail / decrepit / doddering / decrepitude / infirmities of old age syn
解 xiè acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old) syn
曹 cáo class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old) syn
新愁旧恨 新愁舊恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn new worries added to old hatred (idiom) / afflicted by problems old and new
旧愁新恨 舊愁新恨 jiù chóu xīn hèn old worries with new hatred added (idiom) / afflicted by problems old and new
旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán replaying the same old tunes (idiom) / conservative, unoriginal and discredited / to keep harping on about the same old stuff syn
推陈布新 推陳佈新 tuī chén bù xīn to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom) / to innovate / to go beyond old ideas / advancing all the time
博士 bó shì doctor (as an academic degree) / (old) person specialized in a skill or trade / (old) court academician
小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn
老头 老頭 lǎo tóu old fellow / old man / father / husband syn
古老 gǔ lǎo ancient / old / age-old syn
打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc) syn
老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn
老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn
老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man / I (an old man referring to himself) syn
老家伙 老傢伙 lǎo jiā huo (coll.) old fellow / old codger syn
老式 lǎo shì old-fashioned / old type / outdated syn
古风 古風 gǔ fēng old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗[gu3 ti3 shi1] syn
食道 shí dào esophagus / gullet / (old) the proper way to eat / (old) food transportation route syn
白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part syn
者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this syn
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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