gāo gāo zài shàng

💡 Дээгүүр байрлаж, доод хүмүүсээс тасарсан.

出处: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 288 (《詩經·周頌·敬之》)

jī kǒu niú hòu

synonym of 寧為雞口，無為牛後 /宁为鸡口，无为牛后 (níng wéi jīkǒu, wú wéi niúhòu)

jī fēi dàn dǎ

everything is lost; a dead loss

直译: the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken

yī jiè shū shēng

nothing but a scholar; a scholar; an intellectual

出处: From Tengwang Ge Xu by 王勃 (Wang Bo)

yī fēn wéi èr

💡 Нэг зүйлийг хоёр хэсэг болгон хуваах, эсвэл аливааг хоёр талаас нь харах.

yī nián dào tóu

💡 Жилийн эхнээс дуустал, амралтгүй бүтэн жилийн турш.

yī nián dào tóu r

erhua form of 一年到頭／一年到头 (yīniándàotóu, “throughout the year; all the year round”)

yī běn zhèng jīng

absolutely serious; dead earnest; deadpan; with a poker face

yī bù dào wèi

to achieve something in one step

yī bǐ yī huà

💡 Ханз, үсгийн зураас бүрийг яаралгүй, нямбай, тод бичих.

yī jiàn zhōng qíng

to fall in love at first sight; love at first sight

yī cuò zài cuò

to make the same mistake(s) again and again; to continue making error after error

wàn wàn bù kě

must absolutely not

sān tóu liǎng rì

every two or three days (something bad happens); almost everyday

shàng tiān xià dì

everywhere; to leave no stones unturned; to spare no efforts

直译: to ascend the heaven or to descend to earth

bù wéi rén zhī

not known by people; unknown

bù wéi suǒ dòng

unmoved; steadfast

bù yǐ wéi yì

to be oblivious to (or of); not to take it seriously

bù kě gào rén

hidden; not to be divulged

bù kě kāi jiāo

unable to break away from one's duties or tasks; can't catch a break

bù míng jiù lǐ

to not know the inside story; to be unfamiliar with the details of the situation

bù míng suǒ yǐ

to not understand the reason why

bù zhī jiù lǐ

to not know the inside story; to be unfamiliar with the details of the situation

bù zhī suǒ yǐ

to now know why it is so; to not know the reason

bù néng zì yǐ

to be unable to control one's intense emotions

bù shí dà tǐ

to fail to see the larger issues; to ignore the general issues

bù qǐng zì lái

💡 Урьдаггүй атлаа өөрөө ирчихэх.

bù guò yì

to feel apologetic; to feel sorry

bù jìn rén qíng

not amenable to reason; inconsiderate of human feelings; unkind; insensitive

出处: From Zhuangzi

bù yuǎn wàn lǐ

💡 Алс холыг тоолгүй, хол замаас ирэх.

bù yuǎn qiān lǐ

to make light of travelling from afar; to go to the trouble of travelling a long distance

直译: to make light of travelling a thousand li

出处: From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王上》)

zhōng qì shí zú

to be of full vigour

wéi rén shī biǎo

to set an example for others to learn; to be a teacher

wéi shí bù yuǎn

to be not far off (in time)

wéi shí yǐ wǎn

already too late

xí yǐ wéi cháng

💡 Дассан болохоор энгийн зүйл мэт болох.

shì bù guān jǐ

the matter does not concern oneself

shì bù guò sān

There will not be a fourth time. / One should not make the same action or mistake more than three times.

shì chū yǒu yīn

everything happens for a reason