东吴 - Eastern Wu (222-280)/the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 - Dōng Wú | Definition

付之东流

fù zhī dōng liú

1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

借东风

jiè dōng fēng

1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
2 fig. to use sb's help

只欠东风

zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

各奔东西

gè bèn dōng xī

1 to go separate ways (idiom)
2 to part ways with sb
3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]

吴下阿蒙

Wú xià ā Méng

1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

吴越同舟

Wú Yuè tóng zhōu

1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
2 to collaborate towards a common end
3 in the same boat together

吴头楚尾

Wú tóu Chǔ wěi

1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2 head-to-tail
3 one thing starts where the other leaves off

天低吴楚，眼空无物

tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù

1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

失之东隅，收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

拆东墙补西墙

chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng

1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2 Rob Peter to pay Paul

拆东补西

chāi dōng bǔ xī

1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
2 Rob Peter to pay Paul

东倒西歪

dōng dǎo xī wāi

1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
2 to sway
3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle

东兔西乌

dōng tù xī wū

1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
2 fig. the passage of time

东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
2 to bustle about
3 to hopscotch
4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]

东奔西跑

dōng bēn xī pǎo

1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
2 to bustle about

东家长西家短

dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn

1 to gossip (idiom)

东山再起

dōng shān zài qǐ

1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback

东张西望

dōng zhāng xī wàng

1 to look in all directions (idiom)
2 to glance around

东征西怨

dōng zhēng xī yuàn

1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

东征西讨

dōng zhēng xī tǎo

1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

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