Pinyin Dictionary results for "jin yi"

今译
modern language version; modern translation; contemporary translation
尽意
to express fully; all one's feelings
襟翼
(aircraft) wing flap
进益
income; (literary) improvement; progress
尽义务
to fulfill one's duty; to work without asking for reward
紧衣缩食
see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]
近义词
synonym; close equivalent expression
进一步
one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards
锦衣玉食
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance
不是一家人不进一家门
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
千金一掷
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
千金一诺
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
意存笔先,画尽意在
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
濯锦以鱼
to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
百尺竿头,更尽一步
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
腰金衣紫
golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
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