黑喉歌鸲 - (bird species of China) blackthroat (Calliope obscura) - hēi hóu gē qú | Definition

一条路走到黑

yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi

1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
2 fig. to stick to one's ways
3 to cling to one's course

可歌可泣

kě gē kě qì

1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
2 happy and sad
3 inspiring and tragic

四面楚歌

sì miàn Chǔ gē

1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

天下乌鸦一般黑

tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi

1 all crows are black (idiom)
2 evil people are bad all over the world

如鲠在喉

rú gěng zài hóu

1 lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
2 fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

对酒当歌

duì jiǔ dāng gē

1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

引吭高歌

yǐn háng gāo gē

1 to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

悲歌当哭

bēi gē dàng kū

1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)

扼喉抚背

è hóu fǔ bèi

1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)

数黄道黑

shǔ huáng dào hēi

1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]

数黑论白

shǔ hēi lùn bái

1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]

数黑论黄

shǔ hēi lùn huáng

1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels

昏天黑地

hūn tiān hēi dì

1 lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
2 fig. pitch dark
3 to black out
4 disorderly
5 troubled times

歌舞升平

gē wǔ shēng píng

1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity

能歌善舞

néng gē shàn wǔ

1 can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents

载歌且舞

zài gē qiě wǔ

1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

载歌载舞

zài gē zài wǔ

1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi

1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
2 you are the product of your environment

颠倒黑白

diān dǎo hēi bái

1 lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
2 to misrepresent the facts
3 to invert right and wrong

骨鲠在喉

gǔ gěng zài hóu

1 fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
2 sth on one's mind

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