琥珀拾芥 — “Amber picking up mustard seeds”
琥珀拾芥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe the mutual attraction or responsiveness between things, like amber attracting tiny particles; a metaphor for things naturally sensing and responding to each other”. Literally, “amber picking up mustard seeds”.
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What does 琥珀拾芥 mean?
琥珀拾芥 (hǔ pò shí jiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe the mutual attraction or responsiveness between things, like amber attracting tiny particles; a metaphor for things naturally sensing and responding to each other”.
How do you pronounce 琥珀拾芥?
琥珀拾芥 is pronounced hǔ pò shí jiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 琥珀拾芥 literally mean?
Literally, 琥珀拾芥 means “amber picking up mustard seeds”. It is used to mean “to describe the mutual attraction or responsiveness between things, like amber attracting tiny particles; a metaphor for things naturally sensing and responding to each other”.
What is the Chinese definition of 琥珀拾芥?
琥珀：植物化石；芥：小东西。比喻事物之间的相互感应