擒人节
擒人节擒人節 Qín rén jié ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ kam4 jan4 zit3
- (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
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擒
- 就擒 jiù qín ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ zau6 kam4 to be taken prisoner
- 擒获擒獲 qín huò ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kam4 wok6 to apprehend
- 生擒 shēng qín ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄣˊ saang1 kam4 to capture alive
- 手到擒来手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 擒贼擒王擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
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Idioms with these characters
- 擒贼擒王擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wáng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ kam4 caak6 kam4 wong4 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- 手到擒来手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ sau2 dou3 kam4 loi4 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
- 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4 lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
- 百年树人百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
- 不甘后人不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘人后不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4 (idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged
- 不拘小节不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 高风峻节高風峻節 gāo fēng jùn jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 zeon3 zit3 a high-class upright character (idiom)
- 高风亮节高風亮節 gāo fēng liàng jié ㄍㄠ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou1 fung1 loeng6 zit3 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
- 横生枝节橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié ㄏㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ waang4 sang1 zi1 zit3 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
- 节上生枝節上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 soeng6 sang1 zi1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising