卯兔
mǎo tù
Pinyin

Definition

卯兔
 - 
mǎo tù
  1. Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兔子
tù zi
  1. 1 hare
  2. 2 rabbit
  3. 3 CL:隻|只[zhī]
兔年
tù nián
  1. 1 Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
兔
tù
  1. 1 variant of 兔[tù]
兔斯基
Tù sī jī
  1. 1 Tuzki, a popular Chinese illustrated rabbit character
玉兔
yù tù
  1. 1 the Jade Hare
  2. 2 the moon
辛卯
xīn mǎo
  1. 1 twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
丁卯
dīng mǎo
  1. 1 fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
乙卯
yǐ mǎo
  1. 1 fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
兔唇
tù chún
  1. 1 hare lip (birth defect)
兔崽子
tù zǎi zi
  1. 1 brat
  2. 2 bastard
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
  1. 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
兔爸
tù bà
  1. 1 toolbar (in computer software) (loanword)
卯
mǎo
  1. 1 mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
  2. 2 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit
  3. 3 ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
  4. 4 variant of 鉚|铆[mǎo]
  5. 5 to exert one's strength
卯兔
mǎo tù
  1. 1 Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
卯时
mǎo shí
  1. 1 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
小白兔
xiǎo bái tù
  1. 1 bunny rabbit
己卯
jǐ mǎo
  1. 1 sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
海兔
hǎi tù
  1. 1 sea hare (Aplysia)

Idioms (8)

不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
  1. 1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
  1. 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
狡兔三窟
jiǎo tù sān kū
  1. 1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
  2. 2 a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)

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