Results for “著”

lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ]

having nothing better to do

(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so / after all

to write jointly / to co-author

sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)

whispering in sb's ear

(coll.) to blame sb for sth

the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hóng lóu Mèng], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]

dedicated / devoted / persistent / to persist in / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment

to be unable to reach

to reach (with one's hand etc) / (fig.) to attain (an objective)

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

unwise move / to make an unwise move

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

monograph / specialized text

(lit.) in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (saying) / (fig.) to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely

to adopt confrontational posture / to meet head-on / to compete

(eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using

monumental (literary) work

to ignite / to kindle

obvious / clear for all to see

to obtain

to follow

to be occupied with (doing sth)

urgently

to take it easy

notorious / infamous

to be unable to find

to be confused and disoriented

to find

my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom) / fig. to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely

to pretend to not know / to play dumb

can't touch / can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of

can't make head or tail of

to be unable to make any sense of the matter / to be at a loss

to be able to touch / tangible