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知遇之恩
zhī yù zhī ēn
Pinyin
Definition
知遇之恩
-
zhī yù zhī ēn
lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)
patronage
protection
Character Decomposition
知
矢
口
遇
辶
冂
二
丨
禸
之
王
丶
戈
㇝
恩
囗
大
心
Related Words
(20)
之
zhī
1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
2
him
3
her
4
it
之前
zhī qián
1
before
2
prior to
3
ago
4
previously
5
beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
1
afterwards
2
following
3
later
4
after
知
zhī
1
to know
2
to be aware
知道
zhī dào
1
to know
2
to become aware of
3
also pr. [zhī dao]
遇到
yù dào
1
to meet
2
to run into
3
to come across
恩
ēn
1
variant of 恩[ēn]
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
1
one third
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
1
invincible position
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
1
not known to anyone
2
secret
3
unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
1
unconsciously
2
unwittingly
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2
embarrassed and at a complete loss
之一
zhī yī
1
one of (sth)
2
one out of a multitude
3
one (third, quarter, percent etc)
之上
zhī shàng
1
above
之下
zhī xià
1
under
2
beneath
3
less than
之中
zhī zhōng
1
inside
2
among
3
in the midst of (doing sth)
4
during
之内
zhī nèi
1
inside
2
within
之外
zhī wài
1
outside
2
excluding
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
1
the reason why
之间
zhī jiān
1
between
2
among
3
inter-
Idioms
(20)
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
1
jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
1
once is more than enough (idiom)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
1
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3
complete ignorance
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
1
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
2
early planning is the key to success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
1
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
2
skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
1
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
1
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
2
early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
1
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
2
fig. casual acquaintance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
1
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
2
without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
1
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
2
dilettante
3
amateur
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
1
a wrong suffered (idiom)
2
old grievance
3
previous defeat
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
1
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
2
fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
3
a straw in the wind
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
1
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
1
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
2
unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
1
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
2
not to know what's good for one
3
unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2
embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
1
to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
1
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
2
naive
3
doesn't know who's who
4
no sense of priorities
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