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义卖
yì mài
Pinyin
Definition
义卖
-
yì mài
jumble sale (for good cause)
charity bazaar
Character Decomposition
义
乂
丶
卖
十
㇖
大
⺀
Related Words
(20)
含义
hán yì
1
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
2
implied meaning
3
hidden meaning
4
hint
5
connotation
外卖
wài mài
1
to go
2
take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant)
定义
dìng yì
1
definition
2
to define
意义
yì yì
1
sense
2
meaning
3
significance
4
importance
5
CL:個|个[gè]
正义
zhèng yì
1
justice
2
righteousness
3
just
4
righteous
热卖
rè mài
1
to sell strongly
2
to be in great demand
义务
yì wù
1
duty
2
obligation
3
CL:項|项[xiàng]
4
volunteer (work etc)
义气
yì qì
1
spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice
2
code of brotherhood
3
also pr. [yì qi]
卖
mài
1
to sell
2
to betray
3
to spare no effort
4
to show off or flaunt
卖萌
mài méng
1
(slang) to act cute
三民主义
Sān mín zhǔ yì
1
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
不义
bù yì
1
injustice
主义
zhǔ yì
1
-ism
2
ideology
人道主义
rén dào zhǔ yì
1
humanism
2
humanitarian (aid)
仁义
rén yì
1
benevolence and righteousness
仗义
zhàng yì
1
to uphold justice
2
to be loyal (to one's friends)
3
to stick by
侠义
xiá yì
1
chivalrous
2
chivalry
3
knight-errantry
信义
Xìn yì
1
Xinyi or Hsinyi district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
2
Xinyi or Hsini district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī lóng shì], Taiwan
3
Xinyi or Hsini township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
个人主义
gè rén zhǔ yì
1
individualism
倒卖
dǎo mài
1
to resell at a profit
2
to speculate
Idioms
(20)
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
1
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2
men of vision
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2
mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁至义尽
rén zhì yì jìn
1
extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
1
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
1
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
1
to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
2
to break all friendly ties
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
1
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
大义凛然
dà yì lǐn rán
1
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
1
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
1
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
2
right and unalterable
3
a matter of course
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
1
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
2
to kick a benefactor in the teeth
慷慨赴义
kāng kǎi fù yì
1
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
1
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
2
would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
1
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
2
fig. to cheat
3
dishonest advertising
4
wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
1
to quote out of context (idiom)
有情有义
yǒu qíng yǒu yì
1
affectionate and true
2
loyal (idiom)
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
1
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
2
a far-fetched interpretation
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
1
to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
无情无义
wú qíng wú yì
1
completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
1
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
2
all one's geese are swans
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