Results for: return to the point of departure
English Chinese
lit. the scholar buys a donkey; fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point, a saw mocking scholastic pomposity博士買驢 [bo2 shi4 mai3 lu:2]
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities縱虎歸山 [zong4 hu3 gui1 shan1]
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities纵虎归山 [zong4 hu3 gui1 shan1]
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao; fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner完璧归赵 [wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4]
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao; fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner完璧歸趙 [wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4]
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan; fig. to make a comeback东山再起 [dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3]
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan; fig. to make a comeback東山再起 [dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3]
long-winded, garrulous, to talk endlessly without getting to the point絮叨 [xu4 dao5]
long-winded, garrulous, to talk endlessly without getting to the point絮絮叨叨 [xu4 xu5 dao1 dao1]
lowest point, minimum (point)最低点 [zui4 di1 dian3]
lowest point, minimum (point)最低點 [zui4 di1 dian3]
lowest point, nadir最低谷 [zui4 di1 gu3]
main point of an argument, a principal viewpoint主調 [zhu3 diao4]
main point of an argument, a principal viewpoint主调 [zhu3 diao4]
main point, crux, central point基点 [ji1 dian3]
 

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