墓穴
mù xué
Pinyin

Definition

墓穴
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mù xué
  1. tomb
  2. grave

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 tomb
  3. 3 mausoleum
fén mù
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 tomb
dào mù
  1. 1 to rob a tomb
gōng mù
  1. 1 public cemetery
mù yuán
  1. 1 cemetery
  2. 2 graveyard
mù dì
  1. 1 cemetery
  2. 2 graveyard
mù bēi
  1. 1 gravestone
  2. 2 tombstone
mù zhì míng
  1. 1 epitaph
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
sǎo mù
  1. 1 to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
dòng xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavern
xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavity
  3. 3 hole
  4. 4 acupuncture point
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [xuè]
xué wèi
  1. 1 acupuncture point
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
diǎn xué
  1. 1 to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
  2. 2 dim mak
  3. 3 see also 點脈|点脉[diǎn mài]
shù xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point
Gǔ mù Lì yǐng
  1. 1 Tomb Raider (computer game)
mù chǎng
  1. 1 graveyard
mù xué
  1. 1 tomb
  2. 2 grave
mù zàng
  1. 1 (archeology) grave
  2. 2 tomb

Idioms (5)

不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī
  1. 1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Sample Sentences

至少要买一口好棺材。有的人家会修很豪华的墓穴,再立个墓碑。出殡那天请八九个青壮年把棺材抬到墓地去。还要请前来参加丧礼的亲戚朋友吃饭。
zhìshǎo yào mǎi yī kǒu hǎo guāncai 。yǒude rénjiā huì xiū hěn háohuá de mùxué ,zài lì ge mùbēi 。chūbìn nà tiān qǐng bājiǔ ge qīngzhuàngnián bǎ guāncái tái dào mùdì qù 。hái yào qǐng qiánlái cānjiā sānglǐ de qīnqi péngyou chīfàn 。
At the very least, you have to buy a good coffin. Some people construct really luxurious burial vaults and place a tombstone on top. On the day of the funeral procession, they'll find 8 or 9 strong, young people to help carry the coffin to the grave site. They'll also treat the relatives who came to the funeral earlier to a dinner.