林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
Pinyin

Definition

林黛玉
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Lín Dài yù
  1. Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吉林
Jí lín
  1. 1 Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春
  2. 2 also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
少林寺
Shào lín Sì
  1. 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
林
Lín
  1. 1 surname Lin
  2. 2 Japanese surname Hayashi
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
  1. 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
桂林
Guì lín
  1. 1 Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
森林
sēn lín
  1. 1 forest
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
玉
yù
  1. 1 jade
玉米
yù mǐ
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 maize
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì]
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
克林顿
Kè lín dùn
  1. 1 Clinton (name)
  2. 2 Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001
  3. 3 Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
凡士林
fán shì lín
  1. 1 vaseline (loanword)
卓别林
Zhuó bié lín
  1. 1 Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
丛林
cóng lín
  1. 1 jungle
  2. 2 thicket
  3. 3 forest
  4. 4 Buddhist monastery
吉林市
Jí lín shì
  1. 1 Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
吉林省
Jí lín Shěng
  1. 1 Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春|长春[Cháng chūn]
园林
yuán lín
  1. 1 gardens
  2. 2 park
  3. 3 landscape garden
奥林匹克
Ào lín pǐ kè
  1. 1 Olympic
奥林巴斯
Ào lín bā sī
  1. 1 Olympus, Japanese manufacturer of cameras and optical instruments

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
  1. 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
  1. 1 like gold or jade (idiom)
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 lovely
  4. 4 splendorous
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
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
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
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
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
  1. 1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
  1. 1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
  2. 2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
玉珉
yù mín
  1. 1 jade and jade-like stone
  2. 2 impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好。前面就是林黛玉住的地方了！
hǎo 。qiánmian jiùshì Lín Dàiyù zhù de dìfang le ！
OK. Up ahead is the place where Lin Daiyu lives!
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这两件事又不冲突。”红楼梦“里林黛玉看这本书的时候，不是也得躲着看吗？
zhè liǎng jiàn shì yòu bù chōngtú 。”Hónglóumèng “lǐ Lín Dàiyù kàn zhè běn shū de shíhou ，búshì yě děi duǒ zhe kàn ma ？
They're not mutually exclusive. Didn't Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber have to hide away to read it?
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