) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity. Oh (interj.) An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or ...
a言而无信的事情时有发生 Fails to keep one's word the matter sometimes occurs [translate] a你好王安鹏!你还好吗? Your good Wang An huge mythical bird! You fortunately? [translate] aThe velocity of the point x at any given time along the 点x的速度在指定时候沿 [translate] aAnalytical ...
If the mythical, American story of Frank Ocean should ever be set to film, this will be the opening scene: Frank with a laptop and a window seat and his internal monologue, typing out the note to say that his first love was a man, and that he now felt free. These two miraculous...
Given his mythical status and colorful history, one might expect Brother Cleve to be an imposing eccentric. Instead, he’s no more intimidating than, say, a slightly hipster-ish substitute teacher. A man of medium build and gently garrulous demeanor, he is typically dressed in retro clothes an...
It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. Kame (n.) A low ridge. Kami (n. pl.) A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes ...
mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books (fig.) library 佛爷 Trad. 佛爺 Fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) Buddha God emperor in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empre...
see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) 髹 xiū red lacquer to lacquer 馐Trad.饈 xiū delicacies 庥 xiū protection shade 褎 xiù sleeve ample flowing robes 新五代史 Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), ninet...
Shangri-La (mythical location) Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōngdiàn] in Tibetan province of Kham ...
Shangri-La (mythical location) Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Dí qìng Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸[Zhōng diàn] in Tibetan province of Kham Example Usage Sh...
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations 伏羲氏 Fú Xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing ...