shí xí
to practice
field work
to intern
internship
shì xí
succession
inheritance
hereditary
Xī Shī
Xi Shi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践 as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
Xīn chéng qū
new town district
Xincheng district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Xincheng district of Hohhot city 呼和浩特市[Hū hé hào tè shì], Inner Mongolia
Cháng ān qū
Chang'an district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Chang'an district of Shijiazhuang city 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
Hàn Shū
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 [Èr shí xì Shǐ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Bān Gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Yàn tǎ qū
Yanta district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Bēi lín qū
Beilin district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Wèi yāng qū
Weiyang district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Lián hú qū
Lianhu district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
shì xì
lineage
genealogy
family tree
Bà qiáo qū
Baqiao district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Lín tóng qū
Lintong district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
Yán liáng qū
Yanliang district of Xi'an city 西安市[Xī ān shì], Shaanxi
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī Shī
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
Qián Hàn Shū
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí xì Shǐ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Bān Gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Dōng Shī xiào pín
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
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