| 赶鸭子上架 |
gǎn yā zi shàng jià |
lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) / fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability |
| 赶 |
gǎn |
to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until; by (a certain time) |
| 鸭 |
yā |
duck (CL:只) / (slang) male prostitute |
| 鸭子 |
yā zi |
duck / male prostitute (slang) |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
| 上架 |
shàng jià |
to put goods on shelves / (of a product) to be available for sale |
| 架 |
jià |
to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc |