中心埋置关系从句 | [zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄇㄞˊ ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋ, 中心埋置关系从句 / 中心埋置關係從句] center-embedded relative clauses |
三从四德 | [sān cóng sì dé, ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄉㄜˊ, 三从四德 / 三從四德] Confucian moral injunctions for women - namely obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 |
恭敬不如从命 | [gōng jìng bù rú cōng mìng, ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, 恭敬不如从命 / 恭敬不如從命] deference is no substitute for obedience (成语 saw); to follow sb's precepts is the sincerest form of respect |
碍难从命 | [ài nán cōng mìng, ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, 碍难从命 / 礙難從命] difficult to obey orders (成语 saw); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply |
病从口入 | [bìng cóng kǒu rù, ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ, 病从口入 / 病從口入] illness finds its way in by the mouth |
喜从天降 | [xǐ cóng tiān jiàng, ㄒㄧˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄤˋ, 喜从天降 / 喜從天降] joy from heaven (成语 saw); overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event |
力不从心 | [lì bù cóng xīn, ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ, 力不从心 / 力不從心] less capable than desirable (成语 saw); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
右分枝关系从句 | [yòu fēn zhī guān xì cóng jù, ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋ, 右分枝关系从句 / 右分枝關係從句] right branching relative clauses |
宾语关系从句 | [bīn yǔ guān xì cóng jù, ㄅㄧㄣ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩˋ, 宾语关系从句 / 賓語關係從句] object relative clause |
自作聪明 | [zì zuò cōng míng, ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, 自作聪明 / 自作聰明] self-styled genius (成语 saw); big-headed know-all |
郁郁葱葱 | [yù yù cōng cōng, ㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄥ, 郁郁葱葱 / 鬱鬱葱葱] verdant and lush (成语 saw) |