李代桃僵
lǐ dài táo jiāng
Pinyin

Definition

李代桃僵
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lǐ dài táo jiāng
  1. lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
  2. to substitute one thing for another
  3. to carry the can for sb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代价
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
李
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
李宇春
Lǐ Yǔ chūn
  1. 1 Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
桃
táo
  1. 1 peach
桃花
táo huā
  1. 1 peach blossom
  2. 2 (fig.) love affair
桃花运
táo huā yùn
  1. 1 luck with the ladies
  2. 2 a romance
  3. 3 good luck
樱桃
yīng táo
  1. 1 cherry
僵尸
jiāng shī
  1. 1 gyonshi
  2. 2 jiang shi
  3. 3 Chinese vampire
  4. 4 zombie
现代
Xiàn dài
  1. 1 Hyundai, South Korean company
行李
xíng li
  1. 1 luggage
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
世代
shì dài
  1. 1 for many generations
  2. 2 generation
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 age
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
代名词
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
代沟
dài gōu
  1. 1 generation gap

Idioms (20)

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同，风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
  1. 1 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
桃腮粉脸
táo sāi fěn liǎn
  1. 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
樱桃小嘴
yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
死而不僵
sǐ ér bù jiāng
  1. 1 dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
  2. 2 to die hard (idiom)
  3. 3 to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
  1. 1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
  2. 2 prettiest girl ever
走桃花运
zǒu táo huā yùn
  1. 1 to have luck with the ladies (idiom)

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