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趙高
zhào gāo
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Zhao Gao (?-207 BC), one of the most vile, corrupt and powerful eunuchs in Chinese history, responsible for the fall of Qin Dynasty
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足高气强
zú gāo qì jiàng
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high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
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足高氣強
zú gāo qì jiàng
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high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
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足高气扬
zú gāo qì yáng
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high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
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足高氣揚
zú gāo qì yáng
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high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
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趾高氣揚
zhǐ gāo qì yáng
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high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
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踩高蹺
cǎi gāo qiāo
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to walk on stilts
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蹦高
bèng gāo
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to jump
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蹦高儿
bèng gāo r
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erhua variant of 蹦高[beng4 gao1]
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蹦高兒
bèng gāo r
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erhua variant of 蹦高[beng4 gao1]
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身高马大
shēn gāo mǎ dà
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tall;
huge
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身高馬大
shēn gāo mǎ dà
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tall;
huge
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这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
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lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position;
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
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這山望著那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
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lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position;
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
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过高
guò gāo
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too high
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過高
guò gāo
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too high
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道高一尺，魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ ， mó gāo yī zhàng
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virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
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道高益安，势高益危
dào gāo yì ān ， shì gāo yì wēi
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More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
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道高益安，勢高益危
dào gāo yì ān ， shì gāo yì wēi
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More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
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遠走高飛
yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi
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to go far;
to escape to faraway places
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鄂尔多斯高原
è ěr duō sī gāo yuán
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Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia
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鄂爾多斯高原
è ěr duō sī gāo yuán
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Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia
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钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
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lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects);
fig. to delve deeply into one's studies;
meticulous and diligent study
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鑽堅仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
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lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects);
fig. to delve deeply into one's studies;
meticulous and diligent study
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开高叉
kāi gāo chā
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slit dress
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