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Words with 亦 28 total
(literary) isn't it truly …?; how … it is!不亦bù yìalso written as亦作yì zuònamely · that is亦即yì jíor亦或yì huòalso known as · alternative name · to also be called亦称yì chēngYizhuang town in Beijing municipality亦庄Yì zhuānglit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) · fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully不亦乐乎bù yì lè hūto say what everyone says (idiom) · to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view · to follow the herd人云亦云rén yún yì yún(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry亦敌亦友yì dí yì yǒuto blindly follow suit (idiom) · to imitate slavishly · to do what everyone else is doing亦步亦趋yì bù yì qūvice versa反之亦然fǎn zhī yì ránlit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) · fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it · if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm · things can be double-edged水能载舟，亦能覆舟shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu
Idioms with 亦 13 total Chain
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) · fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully不亦乐乎bù yì lè hūto say what everyone says (idiom) · to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view · to follow the herd人云亦云rén yún yì yúnto blindly follow suit (idiom) · to imitate slavishly · to do what everyone else is doing亦步亦趋yì bù yì qū
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