1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
标新领异
biāo xīn lǐng yì
1 to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
2 debauched and corrupt environment
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú
1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
2 disillusioned with human society
3 to reject the world for a monastic life
红杏出墙
hóng xìng chū qiáng
1 lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
2 fig. a wife having an illicit lover
红男绿女
hóng nán lu:4 nu:3
1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
1 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
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