- 借箸代筹 jièzhùdàichóu to plan for othersTo offer suggestions or devise strategies on behalf of another person.
- 借箸 jièzhù to plan for others(literary) to help someone draw up a plan; to give advice to someone in power
- 下箸 xiàzhù to start eating(literary) to pick up food with chopsticks; to start a meal
- 举箸 jǔzhù to start eatingto pick up chopsticks; to start eating a meal
- 借箸代谋 jièzhùdàimóu to plan for othersto advise others on their strategy; to offer a plan for someone else, literally to borrow chopsticks to map out a strategy
- 冰箸 bīngzhù icicleicicle or ice pillar (variant form)
- 析箸 xīzhù to separate householdsto divide family property and live in separate households
- 火箸 huǒzhù fire tongsiron chopsticks used for poking and moving charcoal in a stove or furnace
- 牙箸 yázhù ivory chopsticks
- 玉箸 yùzhù jade chopstickschopsticks made of jade
- 箸子 zhùzi chopsticks
- 藉箸 jièzhù to plan for others(literary variant) to offer strategies or plans for others; to help others make decisions
- 象箸 xiàngzhù ivory chopstickschopsticks made from ivory
- 象箸玉杯 xiàngzhùyùbēi living a luxurious lifeIvory chopsticks and jade cups; a set phrase describing a life of extreme luxury and extravagance.
- 闻雷失箸 wénléishīzhù to hide the truth with clever wordsTo drop one's chopsticks upon hearing thunder; describes masking one's true feelings or shock with a clever excuse. This refers to a story from the [[三国志|三國志|san1 guo2 zhi4]] where Liu Bei dropped his chopsticks after Cao Cao called him a hero, and then blamed the noise of thunder for his reaction.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing