若
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Definitions
- 1. to seem
- 2. like
- 3. as
- 4. if
Words Containing 若
if; supposing; in case
a certain number or amount
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the \Book of Dao\ 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng])
not as good as
see 了如指掌[liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng]
if
frigid
to be a different person
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
mouth like a torrent (idiom)
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
rock-solid
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
if
bear hardship with equanimity
to be just like
rare as morning stars (idiom)
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
as if
see 恍如隔世[huǎng rú gé shì]
to feel despondent (idiom)
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
to act as though there were nobody else present
abundantly clear
if
to throw away like worn out shoes
to be wild with joy (idiom)
Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
St John the Baptist
lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
at a loss
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
on a par with
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable
calm
as for
Sanskrit prajña: wisdom
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)
the Heart Sutra
if and only if
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
if
see 若有所失[ruò yǒu suǒ shī]
see 若有所失[ruò yǒu suǒ shī]
as if one had lost something (idiom)
looking pensive
indistinct
Gospel according to St John
as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly
if
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
Joseph (biblical name)
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
John (less common form of 若望[ruò wàng] or 約翰|约翰[yuē hàn])
(entomology) nymph
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
faintly discernible (idiom)
were it not for
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
to turn a blind eye to
to view as strangers
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
if
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened
to have the looks of a Pan An 潘安[pān ān] (referring to a historical figure said to be extremely handsome)
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ], the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng], Chap. 14)
progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng], Chpt. 41)
Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit \Aranyakah\)
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy