1 the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
Idioms (13)
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
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
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
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
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
群雄逐鹿
qún xióng zhú lù
1 great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy
英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng
1 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
雄心勃勃
xióng xīn bó bó
1 aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious
2 pushy
顾盼自雄
gù pàn zì xióng
1 to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)
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