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大肚子
dà dù zi
Pinyin
Definition
大肚子
-
dà dù zi
pregnant
potbelly
big eater
Character Decomposition
大
大
肚
月
土
子
子
Related Words
(20)
儿子
ér zi
1
son
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大学
Dà xué
1
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
孩子
hái zi
1
child
房子
fáng zi
1
house
2
building (single- or two-story)
3
apartment
4
room
5
CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
日子
rì zi
1
day
2
a (calendar) date
3
days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
1
appearance
2
manner
3
pattern
4
model
肚子
dù zi
1
belly
2
abdomen
3
stomach
4
CL:個|个[gè]
辈子
bèi zi
1
all one's life
2
lifetime
长大
zhǎng dà
1
to grow up
一下子
yī xià zi
1
in a short while
2
all at once
3
all of a sudden
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
一辈子
yī bèi zi
1
(for) a lifetime
一阵子
yī zhèn zi
1
a while
2
a spell
3
a short time
4
a burst
上辈子
shàng bèi zi
1
one's ancestors
2
past generations
3
a former incarnation
Idioms
(20)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
1
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
1
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
1
you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2
one doesn't act without some incentive
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
1
rebels and traitors (idiom)
2
general term for scoundrel
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
1
there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
1
people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
1
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
2
fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
3
hoist with his own petard
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
1
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
1
beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
2
pair of ideal lovers
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
1
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
1
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
1
a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
1
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3
to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
1
to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
2
to pluck up some courage
Sample Sentences
行行行,你挺着个大肚子,慢点儿走。
OK ,nǐ tǐng zhe ge dàdùzi ,màn diǎnr zǒu 。
OK, OK. You're carrying around a big belly. Walk a little slower!
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