宋祖英
Sòng Zǔ yīng
Pinyin

Definition

宋祖英
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Sòng Zǔ yīng
  1. Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

英国
Yīng guó
  1. 1 United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lián hé wáng guó]
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  3. 3 abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Yīng gé lán]
英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
佛祖
Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
宋
Sòng
  1. 1 surname Song
  2. 2 the Song dynasty (960-1279)
  3. 3 also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
宋楚瑜
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
宋祖英
Sòng Zǔ yīng
  1. 1 Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
祖
Zǔ
  1. 1 surname Zu
祖先
zǔ xiān
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebears
祖国
zǔ guó
  1. 1 motherland
祖宗
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
祭祖
jì zǔ
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
精英
jīng yīng
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 elite
  3. 3 essence
  4. 4 quintessence
英
Yīng
  1. 1 United Kingdom
  2. 2 British
  3. 3 England
  4. 4 English
  5. 5 abbr. for 英國|英国[Yīng guó]
英俊
yīng jùn
  1. 1 handsome
英勇
yīng yǒng
  1. 1 heroic
  2. 2 gallant
  3. 3 valiant
英国人
Yīng guó rén
  1. 1 British person
  2. 2 British people
英寸
yīng cùn
  1. 1 inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
英尺
yīng chǐ
  1. 1 foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
英年
yīng nián
  1. 1 the prime of one's life
  2. 2 youthful years

Idioms (9)

含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
  1. 1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
  1. 1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
  2. 2 those whom the Gods love die young
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
  1. 1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì
  1. 1 to die an untimely death (idiom)
  2. 2 to be cut off in one's prime
英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng
  1. 1 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
  1. 1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

Sample Sentences

帕瓦罗蒂我听不懂，我还是喜欢宋祖英！人家不也一样上了维也纳金色大厅。
Pàwǎluódì wǒ tīng bu dǒng ，wǒ háishì xǐhuan Sòng Zǔyīng ！rénjiā bù yě yīyàng shàng le Wéiyěnà jīnsèdàtīng 。
I don't understand Pavarotti. I like Song Zuying better! She certainly deserved to sing at Vienna's Golden Hall.
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