pào yǐng
lit. soap bubble
pie in the sky
nothing
zhōng chéng pào yǐng
finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing
pie in the sky
pài
clique
school
group
faction
to dispatch
to send
to assign
to appoint
pi (Greek letter Ππ)
the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926
(loanword) pie
piě
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4)
see 撇[pie3]
piē
to cast away
to fling aside
piě
to throw
to cast
left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
piē
to shoot a glance
glance
to appear in a flash
rǎn zhǐ
to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action
abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
piě
Brassica campestris subsp. rapa
tàn náng qǔ wù
to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
in the bag
piē
protium 1H
light hydrogen, the most common isotope of hydrogen, having no neutron, so atomic weight 1
yī cù kě jǐ
to succeed at the first try (idiom)
easy as pie
one can do it at once
rěn rǔ hán gòu
to eat humble pie
to accept humiliation
to turn the other cheek
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action
hán rěn chǐ rǔ
to eat humble pie
to accept humiliation
to turn the other cheek