拱璧
拱璧 gǒng bì ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄧˋ gung2 bik1
- a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center
- fig. a treasure
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
拱
- 假拱 jiǎ gǒng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ gaa2 gung2 blind arch
- 半拱 bàn gǒng ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥˇ bun3 gung2 semiarch
- 圆拱圓拱 yuán gǒng ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥˇ jyun4 gung2 a round vault
- 打拱 dǎ gǒng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ daa2 gung2 to bow with clasped hands
- 拱墅 Gǒng shù ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄨˋ gung2 seoi5 see 拱墅區|拱墅区[Gong3 shu4 Qu1]
- 拱墩 gǒng dūn ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄣ gung2 deon1 pillar of a vault
璧
- 合璧 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ hap6 bik1 to match harmoniously
- 完璧 wán bì ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ jyun4 bik1 flawless piece of jade
- 璧山 Bì shān ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄢ bik1 saan1 see 璧山區|璧山区[Bi4 shan1 Qu1]
- 璧玉 bì yù ㄅㄧˋ ㄩˋ bik1 juk6 jade disk with a hole in the center
- 璧谢璧謝 bì xiè ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ bik1 ze6 decline (a gift) with thanks
- 璧还璧還 bì huán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ bik1 waan4 return (a borrowed object) with thanks
Idioms with these characters
- 拱手让人拱手讓人 gǒng shǒu ràng rén ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ gung2 sau2 joeng6 jan4 (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
- 拱手相让拱手相讓 gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄤˋ gung2 sau2 soeng1 joeng6 (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
- 众星拱辰眾星拱辰 zhòng xīng gǒng chén ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ zung3 sing1 gung2 san4 lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Bei3 chen2] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- 怀璧其罪懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ waai4 bik1 kei4 zeoi6 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- 完璧归赵完璧歸趙 wán bì guī Zhào ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄠˋ jyun4 bik1 gwai1 ziu6 lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
- 中西合璧 Zhōng Xī hé bì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ zung1 sai1 hap6 bik1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
- 珠联璧合珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé ㄓㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ zyu1 lyun4 bik1 hap6 string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination
- 珠流璧转珠流璧轉 zhū liú bì zhuǎn ㄓㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ zyu1 lau4 bik1 zyun2 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time