Results for “破”

to wake up due to noise

to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc) / to reveal

to see through a trick

to read extensively and thoroughly / nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. the reading [hào] in 愛好|爱好[ài hào] rather than the usual [hǎo]

incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point

to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)

(of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level) / to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall

(fig.) to be astounded

(lit.) to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / (fig.) to search high and low

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

to wear out the doorstep (idiom) / to crowd at sb's door

to expose / to reveal

(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)

lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves / to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)

solid / unbreakable / (fig.) irrefutable / incontrovertible / indisputable

lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom)

variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún]

Napoleon (name) / Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

Diablo (video game series)

(lit.) the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Lè chāng Gōng zhǔ] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / (fig.) the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship