千里送鹅毛
千里送鹅毛千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4
- goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
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千
- 千克 qiān kè ㄑㄧㄢ ㄎㄜˋ cin1 hak1 kilogram
- 千万千萬 qiān wàn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ cin1 maan6 ten million
- 千家万户千家萬戶 qiān jiā wàn hù ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ cin1 gaa1 maan6 wu6 every family (idiom)
- 千方百计千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋ cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- 千变万化千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ cin1 bin3 maan6 faa3 countless changes
- 千军万马千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
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- 传送傳送 chuán sòng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cyun4 sung3 to convey; to deliver; to transmit
- 接送 jiē sòng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zip3 sung3 to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
- 欢送歡送 huān sòng ㄏㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fun1 sung3 to see off
- 发送發送 fā sòng ㄈㄚ ㄙㄨㄥˋ faat3 sung3 to transmit
- 赠送贈送 zèng sòng ㄗㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zang6 sung3 to present as a gift
- 输送輸送 shū sòng ㄕㄨ ㄙㄨㄥˋ syu1 sung3 to transport; to convey; to deliver
Idioms with these characters
- 百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄚ baak3 wai2 cin1 paa1 myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
- 彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 to shine through the ages (idiom)
- 壁立千仞 bì lì qiān rèn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 成千成万成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 sing4 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 表里不一表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
- 表里如一表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 吃里扒外吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 决胜千里決勝千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ kyut3 sing3 cin1 lei5 to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
- 里应外合裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 秋风送爽秋風送爽 qiū fēng sòng shuǎng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ cau1 fung1 sung3 song2 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
- 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
- 旬输月送旬輸月送 xún shū yuè sòng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ceon4 syu1 jyut6 sung3 pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
- 养生送死養生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ joeng5 sang1 sung3 sei2 to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)