引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

引经据典
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yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. lit. to quote the classics
  2. to quote chapter and verse (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吸引
xī yǐn
  1. 1 to attract (interest, investment etc)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
  1. 1 attractive force (such as gravitation)
  2. 2 sex appeal
  3. 3 attractiveness
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
经典
jīng diǎn
  1. 1 the classics
  2. 2 scriptures
  3. 3 classical
  4. 4 classic (example, case etc)
  5. 5 typical
典型
diǎn xíng
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 typical case
  3. 3 archetype
  4. 4 typical
  5. 5 representative
典礼
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
典范
diǎn fàn
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 example
  3. 3 paragon
典雅
diǎn yǎ
  1. 1 refined
  2. 2 elegant
勾引
gōu yǐn
  1. 1 to seduce
  2. 2 to tempt
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical
大典
dà diǎn
  1. 1 ceremony
  2. 2 collection of classical writings
字典
zì diǎn
  1. 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
宝典
bǎo diǎn
  1. 1 canonical text
  2. 2 treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
引
yǐn
  1. 1 to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. 2 to pull
  3. 3 to stretch sth
  4. 4 to extend
  5. 5 to lengthen
  6. 6 to involve or implicate in
  7. 7 to attract
  8. 8 to lead
  9. 9 to guide
  10. 10 to leave
  11. 11 to provide evidence or justification for
  12. 12 old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhàng], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
引入
yǐn rù
  1. 1 to draw into
  2. 2 to pull into
  3. 3 to introduce
引导
yǐn dǎo
  1. 1 to guide
  2. 2 to lead (around)
  3. 3 to conduct
  4. 4 to boot
  5. 5 introduction
  6. 6 primer
引擎
yǐn qíng
  1. 1 engine (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]
引爆
yǐn bào
  1. 1 to cause to burn
  2. 2 to ignite
  3. 3 to detonate
  4. 4 a fuse
引用
yǐn yòng
  1. 1 to quote
  2. 2 to cite
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 to appoint
  5. 5 (computing) reference

Idioms (17)

引以为傲
yǐn yǐ wéi ào
  1. 1 to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
  1. 1 to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
  1. 1 to regard it as an honor (idiom)
引吭高歌
yǐn háng gāo gē
  1. 1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
引水入墙
yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the water through the wall
  2. 2 to ask for trouble (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
  1. 1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
  1. 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. 2 to go through the motions
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 a trial run
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
引颈就戮
yǐn jǐng jiù lù
  1. 1 to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
  1. 1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  1. 1 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
翘足引领
qiáo zú yǐn lǐng
  1. 1 waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
  2. 2 to look forward eagerly
  3. 3 to long for
  4. 4 also pr. [qiào zú yǐn lǐng]

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