zhǔn shéng
yardstick
fig. criterion
ground rule
shéng zi
cord
string
rope
CL:條|条[tiao2]
shéng zhī yǐ fǎ
to punish according to the law
to bring to justice
Chōng shéng xiàn
Okinawa prefecture, Japan
lǎn shéng
cable
hawser
mooring rope
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
shéng mò
lit. carpenter's straight line marker
same as 墨斗
fig. rules
rules and regulations
zōng shéng
rope of palm fiber
coir (coconut fiber)
shéng wén
Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
guī ju zhǔn shéng
compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
guī ju shéng mò
compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
níng chéng yī gǔ shéng
to twist together to form a rope
(fig.) to unite
to work together
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
fig. in the same boat
in it together for better or worse
to sink or swim together
yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha
see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]
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