借代
借代 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 doi6
- metonymy
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More words with these characters
借
- 借助 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zo6 to draw support from
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 借条借條 jiè tiáo ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ze3 tiu4 receipt for a loan
- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 借贷借貸 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 taai3 to borrow or lend money
- 借鉴借鑒 jiè jiàn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ze3 gaam3 to draw on (others' experience)
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
- 代沟代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
- 借刀杀人借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- 借古讽今借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 借花献佛借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ ze3 faa1 hin3 fat6 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- 包办代替包辦代替 bāo bàn dài tì ㄅㄠ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ baau1 baan6 doi6 tai3 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
- 代代相传代代相傳 dài dài xiāng chuán ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 风华绝代風華絕代 fēng huá jué dài ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ fung1 waa4 zyut6 doi6 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
- 绝代佳人絕代佳人 jué dài jiā rén ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place