阿斗
Ā dǒu
Pinyin

Definition

阿斗
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Ā dǒu
  1. A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
  2. fig. weak and inept person

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fèn dòu
  1. 1 to strive
  2. 2 to struggle
zhàn dòu
  1. 1 to fight
  2. 2 to engage in combat
  3. 3 struggle
  4. 4 battle
  5. 5 CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
Dǒu
  1. 1 abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]
Ā
  1. 1 abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn]
ā yí
  1. 1 maternal aunt
  2. 2 step-mother
  3. 3 childcare worker
  4. 4 nursemaid
  5. 5 woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
Běi dǒu
  1. 1 Great Bear
  2. 2 Big Dipper
  3. 3 Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
hào dòu
  1. 1 to be warlike
  2. 2 to be belligerent
zhàn dòu lì
  1. 1 fighting strength
zhàn dòu jī
  1. 1 fighter (aircraft)
dǎ dòu
  1. 1 to fight
pī dòu
  1. 1 to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
pīn dòu
  1. 1 to engage (in a fight)
bó dòu
  1. 1 to wrestle
  2. 2 to fight
  3. 3 to struggle
Dǒu Niú
  1. 1 Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
dǒu peng
  1. 1 cloak
  2. 2 mantle
Dǒu mén
  1. 1 Doumen district of Zhuhai city 珠海市[Zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
gé dòu
  1. 1 to wrestle
jué dòu
  1. 1 to duel
  2. 2 a duel
  3. 3 decisive struggle

Idioms (20)

二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
  1. 1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
  1. 1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
  2. 2 to fight like an animal at bay
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
  1. 1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu
  1. 1 of great talent (idiom)
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
泰山北斗
Tài shān Běi dǒu
  1. 1 as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
  1. 1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

Sample Sentences

我的天啊!真是扶不起的阿斗,好险你有我这个良师益友。你先假装喜欢别的女生,请他给你参谋参谋,这样你就知道他好哪一口了。
wǒ de tiān a !zhēn shì fúbùqǐdeādǒu ,hǎoxiǎn nǐ yǒu wǒ zhè ge liángshīyìyǒu 。nǐ xiān jiǎzhuāng xǐhuan biéde nǚshēng ,qǐng tā gěi nǐ cānmou cānmou ,zhèyàng nǐ jiù zhīdào tā hào nǎ yī kǒu le 。
Oh my gosh, you are totally hopeless! Thank heavens you have such a good friend and teacher like me. You ought to pretend to like another girl, ask her for advice, then you'll know what she likes!
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