"stays" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
印象	yìn xiàng	n.	impression (sth that stays in one's mind) / a memory	syn
擂台赛擂臺賽	lèi tái sài		single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
宅男	zhái nán		a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")
君子远庖厨君子遠庖廚	jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú		lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
肉烂在锅里肉爛在鍋裡	ròu làn zài guō lǐ		lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
方寸不乱方寸不亂	fāng cùn bù luàn		(idiom) To remain composed and unruffled. It describes someone who stays calm and collected in an emergency or unusual situation.
龟冷支床	guī lěng zhī chuáng		(idiom) Describes someone whose ambitions remain unfulfilled and who stays withdrawn while waiting for the right opportunity.
深居简出	shēn jū jiǎn chū		(idiom) Originally referred to an animal hiding in a secluded place and appearing rarely. It later came to describe a person who stays at home and seldom goes out.
从壁上观	cóng bì shàng guān		(idiom) Originally, to stand on the ramparts and watch two sides fight without intervening. It later usually describes someone who stays aside and offers no help.
寒附火者	han fu huo zhe		(idiom) A person who, feeling cold, stays close to a fire to keep warm.
木形灰心	mù xíng huī xīn		(idiom) Describes a person who remains unaffected by external influences and whose will stays firm.
足不出门	zú bù chū mén		(idiom) Not to step outside one’s front door. It describes someone who stays shut indoors and keeps apart from others.
龟冷搘床	guī lěng zhī chuáng		(idiom) Describes someone whose great ambitions remain unfulfilled and who stays withdrawn while waiting for the right moment.

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