鞅掌
鞅掌 yāng zhǎng ㄧㄤ ㄓㄤˇ joeng2 zoeng2
- (literary) busy (with work etc)
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鞅
- 商鞅 Shāng Yāng ㄕㄤ ㄧㄤ soeng1 joeng1 Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]
- 牛鞅 niú yàng ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄤˋ wooden yoke for a draft ox
- 鞅牛 yàng niú ㄧㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ox harnessed for plowing
- 鞅鞅 yāng yāng ㄧㄤ ㄧㄤ dissatisfied; displeased; aggrieved
- 商鞅变法商鞅變法 Shāng Yāng biàn fǎ ㄕㄤ ㄧㄤ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ soeng1 joeng1 bin3 faat3 Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination
- 逸尘断鞅逸塵斷鞅 yì chén duàn yāng ㄧˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄤ jat6 can4 dyun6 joeng2 lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
Idioms with these characters
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄚ ㄓㄤˇ mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
- 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng ㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
- 鱼与熊掌魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
- 掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)