象拔蚌
xiàng bá bàng
Pinyin

Definition

象拔蚌
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xiàng bá bàng
  1. elephant trunk clam
  2. geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
对象
duì xiàng
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 partner
  4. 4 boyfriend
  5. 5 girlfriend
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
现象
xiàn xiàng
  1. 1 phenomenon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 appearance
象
xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 form
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 to imitate
假象
jiǎ xiàng
  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 facade
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
大象
dà xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
天象
tiān xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
好象
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like
想象力
xiǎng xiàng lì
  1. 1 imagination
抽象
chōu xiàng
  1. 1 abstract
  2. 2 abstraction
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
拔掉
bá diào
  1. 1 to pluck
  2. 2 to pull off
  3. 3 to pull out
  4. 4 to unplug
拔牙
bá yá
  1. 1 to extract a tooth
拔丝
bá sī
  1. 1 wire drawing
  2. 2 candied floss (cooking)
  3. 3 spun sugar or toffee (coating)
挺拔
tǐng bá
  1. 1 tall and straight
提拔
tí bá
  1. 1 to promote to a higher job
  2. 2 to select for promotion
景象
jǐng xiàng
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 sight (to behold)

Idioms (20)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
  1. 1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
老蚌生珠
lǎo bàng shēng zhū
  1. 1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
路见不平，拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù
  1. 1 lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to rush to the rescue
  3. 3 to play the white knight
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
  1. 1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
鹬蚌相争
yù bàng xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì
  1. 1 lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

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