| 围城 | [wéi chéng, ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ, 围 城 / 圍 城] siege; The Beleaguered City, famous 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as TV serial #24,465 [Add to Longdo] |
| 钱钟书 | [Qián Zhōng shū, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄨ, 钱 钟 书 / 錢 鐘 書] Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, studied in London and Paris author of the 1947 novel Beleaguered City 围城|围城 #38,795 [Add to Longdo] |
| 草木皆兵 | [cǎo mù jiē bīng, ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ, 草 木 皆 兵] lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (成语 saw); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered #62,880 [Add to Longdo] |
