yī wǎng zhí qián

💡 Ямар ч саадаас айж эргэлзэлгүй, зөвхөн урагшаа зоригтой зүтгэх.

yī xīn èr yòng

to divide one's attention; to multitask

直译: one mind, two uses

yī shǒu yī jiǎo

alone; single-handedly

直译: one hand, one foot

yī shǒu bāo bàn

to keep everything in one's own hands; to take everything on oneself

yī sǎo ér kōng

to sweep clean; to be swept clean away

yī rì sān qiū

A single day apart seems like three years.

出处: Short for 一日不見，如隔三秋／一日不见，如隔三秋 (yīrìbùjiàn, rúgésānqiū).

yī rì qiān qiū

an idiom expressing longing and the passage of time

yī shí sān kè

brief period of time (especially in negative sentences)

yī shí bàn kè

a short time; a little while

yī wàng ér zhī

apparent

直译: It can be seen at a glance

yī bǎn yī yǎn

following a prescribed pattern in speech or action; scrupulous and methodical

直译: one accented beat and one unaccented beat

yī bǎn sān yǎn

synonym of 一板一眼 (yībǎnyīyǎn, “scrupulous and methodical”)

直译: one accented beat and three unaccented beats

yī máo yī yàng

synonym of 一模一樣 /一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng, “exactly the same; identical”)

出处: From 一模一樣／一模一样 (yīmúyīyàng).

yī piàn bīng xīn

of pure and noble character

出处: From a poem by Wang Changling (王昌齡, 698–756)

yī mù shí háng

to be able to read ten lines at a glance; to read very quickly

yī zhī bàn jiě

to sort of understand; to only halfway understand; to be unsure of the meaning (of a word or phrase)

yī bǐ dài guò

to gloss over (in writing)

yī ér zài zài ér sān

💡 Нэг удаа болоод дахин, дахин болоод бас дахин, олон удаа давтах.

yī bān jiàn shí

to be at the same level of understanding; to lower oneself to someone's level

yī yī dài shuǐ

separated only by a narrow strip of water

yī biǎo rén cái

to be a person of striking appearance; to be fine-looking and talented

yī jiàn rú gù

to be familiar at first sight; to hit it off

直译: first see as old

yī yán yī yǔ

every word and sentence

yī yán liǎng jù

a few words; a word or two

yī yán bàn jù

synonym of 一言半語 /一言半语 (yīyánbànyǔ, “a few words”)

yī yán bàn yǔ

a few words

yī yǔ shuāng guān

to have two meanings in same words; to have used pun

yī jiào gāo xià

to compete against one another and determine who is superior

yī wèn yī dá

💡 Нэг нь асууж, нөгөө нь хариулж ээлжлэн ярилцах хэлбэр.

yī mǎ dāng xiān

to gallop at the head; to take the lead; to be in the foremost rank

qī shǒu bā jiǎo

with many people lending a hand; chaotically

直译: seven hands, eight feet

wàn shì bù yì

eternally unchanging

wàn shì rú yì

may all your hopes be fulfilled; all the best

wàn jiā dēng huǒ

a myriad twinkling lights (of a city)

wàn shuǐ qiān shān

alternative form of 千山萬水 /千山万水 (qiānshānwànshuǐ, “many rivers and mountains; distant, dangerous and difficult path”)

wàn zhǒng fēng qíng

charming and captivating

直译: a myriad of charm

sān xīn liǎng yì

shilly-shally; half-hearted; vacillating; without consistency or constancy; likely to change minds easily

sān bǎi liù shí háng

all industries or professions

sān yán liǎng yǔ

just a few words; concise language