武侯祠
wǔ hóu cí
Pinyin

Definition

武侯祠
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wǔ hóu cí
  1. memorial hall to Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (many of them in different town)
  2. refers to tourist attraction in Chengdu 成都

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
武侠
wǔ xiá
  1. 1 martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
  2. 2 knight-errant
武器
wǔ qì
  1. 1 weapon
  2. 2 arms
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武将
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles
武汉
Wǔ hàn
  1. 1 Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
武艺
wǔ yì
  1. 1 martial art
  2. 2 military skill
武术
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武装
wǔ zhuāng
  1. 1 arms
  2. 2 equipment
  3. 3 to arm
  4. 4 military
  5. 5 armed (forces)
侯
Hóu
  1. 1 surname Hou
宣武区
Xuān wǔ qū
  1. 1 Xuanwu district of central Beijing
尚武
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 to promote a martial spirit
  2. 2 to revere military skills
  3. 3 warlike
文武
wén wǔ
  1. 1 civil and military
核武器
hé wǔ qì
  1. 1 nuclear weapon
武
Wǔ
  1. 1 surname Wu
武侯区
Wǔ hóu qū
  1. 1 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
武则天
Wǔ Zé tiān
  1. 1 Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
武力
wǔ lì
  1. 1 military force
武功
Wǔ gōng
  1. 1 Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
武士
wǔ shì
  1. 1 warrior
  2. 2 samurai

Idioms (15)

侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
用武之地
yòng wǔ zhī dì
  1. 1 ample scope for abilities
  2. 2 favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
穷兵黩武
qióng bīng dú wǔ
  1. 1 to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
  2. 2 militaristic
  3. 3 bellicose
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
  1. 1 steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
  1. 1 steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
重文轻武
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
  1. 1 to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
  2. 2 to prefer the pen to the sword

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