{ nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn } |
| lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity) |
nán
① male ② Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] ③ CL:個|个[ge4]
rén
① man ② person ③ people ④ CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
xī
knee
xià
① down ② downwards ③ below ④ lower ⑤ later ⑥ next (week etc) ⑦ second (of two parts) ⑧ to decline ⑨ to go down
yǒu
① to have ② there is ③ there are ④ to exist ⑤ to be
huáng
① yellow ② sulfur ③ surname Huang or Hwang
jīn
① gold Au, transition metal, atomic number 79 ② metal ③ money ④ the Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) ⑤ surname Jin or Kim
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