拔河 - tug-of-war/to take part in a tug-of-war - ba2 he2 | Definition

一毛不拔

yī máo bù bá

1 stingy (idiom)

不到黄河心不死

bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ

1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
3 to keep going while some hope is left

信口开河

xìn kǒu kāi hé

1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
2 to blurt sth out

出类拔萃

chū lèi bá cuì

1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
2 preeminent
3 outstanding

剑拔弩张

jiàn bá nǔ zhāng

1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
2 at daggers drawn

口若悬河

kǒu ruò xuán hé

1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
2 eloquent
3 glib
4 voluble
5 have the gift of the gab

吹灯拔蜡

chuī dēng bá là

1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
2 fig. to die
3 to bite the dust
4 to be over and done with

坚韧不拔

jiān rèn bù bá

1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding

恒河沙数

Héng hé shā shù

1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)

拔毛连茹

bá máo lián rú

1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2 inextricably tangled together
3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

拔苗助长

bá miáo zhù zhǎng

1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

拔茅连茹

bá máo lián rú

1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2 inextricably tangled together
3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

摸着石头过河

mō zhe shí tou guò hé

1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
2 to advance cautiously, step by step
3 to feel one's way forward

暴虎冯河

bào hǔ píng hé

1 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
2 fig. to display foolhardy courage

江河日下

jiāng hé rì xià

1 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
2 deteriorating day by day

河东狮吼

Hé dōng shī hǒu

1 lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
2 fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband

河水不犯井水

hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ

1 lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
2 Mind your own business.

河清海晏

hé qīng hǎi yàn

1 the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm
2 the world is at peace (idiom)

牵马到河易，强马饮水难

qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán

1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)

血流成河

xuè liú chéng hé

1 rivers of blood (idiom)
2 bloodbath

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