n. (Trad=東, Pinyin=dong1) east

adj. (Trad=東, Pinyin=dong1) eastern

wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4, zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
Everything is ready, except the east wind.
To have everything ready except an important condition or opportunity. The second half of this expression may be left out, then meaning that everything is indeed ready.

dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3
Rising again form the east mountain.
Making comeback. To resume public office after reclusion or stage a comeback after a defeat.

dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2
Dong Shi knitting her eyebrows (in imitation of Xi Shi).
A person who blindly copies others with ludicrous effects. A jackdaw in a peacock's feathers. Compare with 邯郸学步 (han2 dan1 xue2 bu4) and 亦步亦趋 (yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1).

dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1
The plot at the east window has been exposed.
Said of evil-doers whose plot has been exposed and who are being hunted down. The game is up!

dong1 shi2 xi1 su4
Eating with the east family and sleeping with the west.
Describing a greedy person who goes wherever there is profit to gain. Wanting the best of two worlds.

shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1, fu2 ru2 dong1 hai3
(May you) live as long as the southern mountain and be as blessed as the eastern sea.
This is a blessing used for, e.g., on birthday cards.

he2 dong1 shi1 hou3
Lioness roars from east bank of the river.
A tigress. Jealous and shrewish. Describing a woman who is very bossy and perhaps cruel or even violent to her husband.

Pinyin: dong1
Wade-Giles: tung1
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