Chinese Word: 贻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贻 (Trad.: 貽)

Pinyin: yí

English Definition: to present; to bequeath

Chinese Definition:
①赠给。
②遗留，留下：贻害。贻误(使受到坏的影响)。贻训。贻笑大方(让内行见笑)。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic: 台 indicates the sound; 贝 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
- 台 [ tái ] platform; unit; term of address

Similar Characters: 赊貽

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贻误	yí wù	to affect adversely; to delay or hinder; to waste (an opportunity); to mislead
贻害	yí hài	to have bad consequences
贻害无穷	yí hài wú qióng	to have disastrous consequences
贻笑大方	yí xiào dà fāng	to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock
贻贝	yí bèi	mussel

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1		tú 图 yì shí 一时 zhī 之 gǒu ān 苟安， yí 贻 bǎi nián 百年 zhī 之 dà huàn 大患。 One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities.
2		xià tiān 夏天 jù liǎn 聚敛 de 的， shì 是 zhì huì 智慧 zhī 之 zǐ 子。 shōu gē 收割 shí 时 chén shuì 沉睡 de 的， shì 是 yí 贻 xiū 羞 zhī 之 zǐ 子。 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
3		nüè dài 虐待 fù qīn 父亲， gǎn zǒu 赶走 mǔ qīn 母亲 de 的， shì 是 yí 贻 xiū 羞 kě chǐ 可耻 de 的 ér zi 儿子。 He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
4		cái dé 才德 de 的 fù rén 妇人， shì 是 zhàng fu 丈夫 de 的 guān miǎn 冠冕。 yí 贻 xiū 羞 de 的 fù rén 妇人， rú tóng 如同 xiǔ làn 朽烂 zài 在 tā 他 zhàng fu 丈夫 de 的 gǔ 骨 zhōng 中。 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5		dào 到 2042年， zhěng gè 整个 zhì dù 制度 qiāng 将 xiāo hào 消耗 yí 贻 jǐn 尽， nǎi zhì 乃至 bēng kuì 崩溃。 By the year 2042, the entire system would be exhausted and bankrupt.

1		tú 图 yì shí 一时 zhī 之 gǒu ān 苟安， yí 贻 bǎi nián 百年 zhī 之 dà huàn 大患。 One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities.
2		xià tiān 夏天 jù liǎn 聚敛 de 的， shì 是 zhì huì 智慧 zhī 之 zǐ 子。 shōu gē 收割 shí 时 chén shuì 沉睡 de 的， shì 是 yí 贻 xiū 羞 zhī 之 zǐ 子。 He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
3		nüè dài 虐待 fù qīn 父亲， gǎn zǒu 赶走 mǔ qīn 母亲 de 的， shì 是 yí 贻 xiū 羞 kě chǐ 可耻 de 的 ér zi 儿子。 He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
4		cái dé 才德 de 的 fù rén 妇人， shì 是 zhàng fu 丈夫 de 的 guān miǎn 冠冕。 yí 贻 xiū 羞 de 的 fù rén 妇人， rú tóng 如同 xiǔ làn 朽烂 zài 在 tā 他 zhàng fu 丈夫 de 的 gǔ 骨 zhōng 中。 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5		dào 到 2042年， zhěng gè 整个 zhì dù 制度 qiāng 将 xiāo hào 消耗 yí 贻 jǐn 尽， nǎi zhì 乃至 bēng kuì 崩溃。 By the year 2042, the entire system would be exhausted and bankrupt.