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海角
hǎi jiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
海角
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hǎi jiǎo
cape
promontory
Character Decomposition
海
氵
丿
一
母
角
角
Related Words
(20)
上海
Shàng hǎi
1
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
主角
zhǔ jué
1
leading role
2
lead
大海
dà hǎi
1
sea
2
ocean
海
Hǎi
1
surname Hai
海南
Hǎi nán
1
Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
2
Hainan Island
3
Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
4
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
海洋
hǎi yáng
1
ocean
2
CL:個|个[gè]
海量
hǎi liàng
1
huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
1
seafood
角
Jué
1
surname Jue
角度
jiǎo dù
1
angle
2
point of view
角色
jué sè
1
role
2
character in a novel
3
persona
4
also pr. [jiǎo sè]
角落
jiǎo luò
1
nook
2
corner
三角
sān jiǎo
1
triangle
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
1
triangle
三角洲
sān jiǎo zhōu
1
delta (geography)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
1
Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
上海话
Shàng hǎi huà
1
Shanghainese
2
Shanghai dialect
下海
xià hǎi
1
to go out to sea
2
to enter the sea (to swim etc)
3
(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
中南海
Zhōng nán hǎi
1
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi
1
all parts of the country
Idioms
(20)
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
1
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
1
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
1
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
2
first sign of emerging talent
3
budding genius
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
1
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
2
(in palace construction) elaborate and refined
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1
to become known far and wide (idiom)
2
famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2
worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2
to feel at home anywhere
3
to roam about unconstrained
4
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
1
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
1
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
2
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
1
sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学海无涯
xué hǎi wú yá
1
sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
2
ars longa, vita brevis
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
1
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
山盟海誓
shān méng hǎi shì
1
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
2
to swear by all the Gods
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
1
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
1
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
恨海难填
hèn hǎi nán tián
1
sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
拐弯抹角
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
1
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
2
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
3
to equivocate
4
to beat about the bush
Sample Sentences