- 皀(bowl of rice; full rice bowl)ASSOCIATIVE
- 旡(turn head; exhausted)PHONETIC
Having eaten and feeling full, turn your head and go — meaning something is finished and done.
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既要当婊子又要立牌坊
既要当婊子又要立牌坊
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
His behavior of wanting to have it both ways—to act immorally while maintaining a respectable reputation—is deeply contemptible.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation(inherited)
- ，。
His behavior of wanting to act like a prostitute while also wanting to erect a memorial archway is deeply despicable.
- 參形adjective
to want to have one's cake and eat it too(inherited)
- ，？
You can't want to be a prostitute and also want to build a memorial arch—how is that possible?
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 覀(upper part; indicates waist)ASSOCIATIVE
- 女(woman; female)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman uses her hand to hold her waist—the essential, vital part of the body.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The image of a right hand with thumb and fingers spread out conveys the meaning of "again" or "one more time."
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect form)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing upright on the ground with two feet firmly planted is the character for stand.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 片(wood chip; flat board)RADICAL
- 卑(low; base; mean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A signboard is a flat piece of wood inscribed with the name of a lowly person presented to a superior.
既要当婊子又要立牌坊
Traditional既要當婊子又要立牌坊
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
His behavior of wanting to have it both ways—to act immorally while maintaining a respectable reputation—is deeply contemptible.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation(inherited)
- ，。
His behavior of wanting to act like a prostitute while also wanting to erect a memorial archway is deeply despicable.
- 參形adjective
to want to have one's cake and eat it too(inherited)
- ，？
You can't want to be a prostitute and also want to build a memorial arch—how is that possible?
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皀(bowl of rice; full rice bowl)ASSOCIATIVE
- 旡(turn head; exhausted)PHONETIC
Having eaten and feeling full, turn your head and go — meaning something is finished and done.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 覀(upper part; indicates waist)ASSOCIATIVE
- 女(woman; female)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman uses her hand to hold her waist—the essential, vital part of the body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The image of a right hand with thumb and fingers spread out conveys the meaning of "again" or "one more time."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect form)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing upright on the ground with two feet firmly planted is the character for stand.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 片(wood chip; flat board)RADICAL
- 卑(low; base; mean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A signboard is a flat piece of wood inscribed with the name of a lowly person presented to a superior.
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