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座右铭
zuò yòu míng
Pinyin
Definition
座右铭
-
zuò yòu míng
motto
maxim
Character Decomposition
座
广
土
从
右
𠂇
口
铭
钅
夕
口
Related Words
(20)
天秤座
Tiān chèng zuò
1
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
天蝎座
Tiān xiē zuò
1
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
1
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
2
popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
左右
zuǒ yòu
1
left and right
2
nearby
3
approximately
4
attendant
5
to control
6
to influence
巨蟹座
Jù xiè zuò
1
Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
座
zuò
1
seat
2
base
3
stand
4
CL:個|个[gè]
5
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
摩羯座
Mó jié zuò
1
Capricornus
星座
xīng zuò
1
constellation
2
astrological sign
3
CL:張|张[zhāng]
水瓶座
Shuǐ píng zuò
1
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
1
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
1
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
1
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
入座
rù zuò
1
to seat (sb in a restaurant etc)
2
to take one's seat
右
yòu
1
right (-hand)
2
the Right (politics)
3
west (old)
右手
yòu shǒu
1
right hand
2
right-hand side
右边
yòu bian
1
right side
2
right, to the right
座位
zuò wèi
1
seat
2
CL:個|个[gè]
座椅
zuò yǐ
1
seat
插座
chā zuò
1
socket
2
outlet
处女座
Chǔ nu:3 zuò
1
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
2
popular variant of 室女座[Shì nu:3 zuò]
Idioms
(11)
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
1
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
1
(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
1
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
1
dilemma
2
quandary
3
Scylla and Charybdis
4
between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
1
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
2
fig. to turn everything into gold
3
to have everything going one's way
4
to benefit from both sides
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
1
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to display ambidexterity
3
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
4
to use both feet equally (football)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
1
to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
2
to ponder
左顾右盼
zuǒ gù yòu pàn
1
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
1
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
2
to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
宾朋满座
bīn péng mǎn zuò
1
guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
高朋满座
gāo péng mǎn zuò
1
surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
Sample Sentences