yī luò qiān zhàng

to suffer a devastating decline; to decline drastically

直译: to drop a thousand zhang in one fall

yī yán táng

authoritarian decision making (in which one person decides the matter arbitrarily); no bargaining; fixed price

yī yán nán jìn

to be hard to explain in a few words; there is a lot to say; it's a long story

yī yǔ pò dì

to hit the mark with a single comment

yī yǔ dào pò

to lay bare the truth with one penetrating remark; to hit the nail on the head

yī wù zài wù

to make one error after another; to keep on making mistakes; to make things worse by repeated delays

yī bài rú shuǐ

to be completely defeated

yī zǒu liǎo zhī

to quit; to walk away from a situation irresponsibly

yī tōng bǎi tōng

short for 一法通，百法通 (yī fǎ tōng, bǎi fǎ tōng)

yī zhēn jiàn xuè

💡 Тойруу яриагүй, асуудлын голыг нэг л үгээр шууд онох.

直译: to see blood with one (prick of the) needle

yī qián bù zhí

not worth a penny; utterly worthless; mere trash

yī miàn zhī jiāo

a casual relationship; acquaintance

yī miàn zhī cí

the statement of only one of the parties

yī yǐn ér jìn

💡 Аягатай юмаа зогсолтгүй, нэг л амьсгаагаар ууж хоослох.

yī bǎo yǎn fú

to feast one's eyes on something

qī yuè liú huǒ

the summer heat recedes during the seventh lunar month, and the cold season becomes imminent; scorching heat during July

出处: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 154 (《詩經·豳風·七月》): : In antiquity, Chinese astronomers saw the westerly motion of Antares, the Great Fire Star (大火), as a sign of autumn's arrival. Whether this idiom should be interpreted as referring to the current heat or the imminent cooling is a matter of constant dispute.

qī sǐ bā huó

almost dead; half dead; on the verge of death

wàn zhōng wú yī

one in a million; extremely rare

直译: not even one in ten thousand

wàn zhòng yī xīn

💡 Олон түмэн нэг зорилгын төлөө нэг сэтгэлээр эвтэй нэгдэх.

wàn xiàng gēng xīn

everything has been completely renovated

wàn lǐ wú yún

the sky is clear and cloudless

sān gēng bàn yè

in the middle of the night; late at night

sān shēng yǒu xìng

very lucky

sān cān bù jì

to be too poor to have three meals

shàng tiān wú lù rù dì wú mén

no way of escape; in desperate straits; in a desperate situation; at the end of the line

直译: there is no road to heaven and no door into the earth

shàng xíng xià xiào

subordinates follow the example of their superiors

xià bù wéi lì

not to be repeated; just this once

xià bu liǎo tái

to be unable to extricate oneself from an awkward situation

xià bu lái tái

synonym of 下不了臺 /下不了台 (xiàbuliǎotái)

xià lǐ bā rén

vulgar or low-quality literature, music or art; popular literature, music or art; one's own artwork or composition

出处: Originally the name of the rustic folk songs in the state of Chu during the Warring States period.

bù shì zhī cái

extraordinary and rare talented individual

bù wéi yǐ shèn

to not go too far; to refrain from going to extremes; to never go beyond reasonable limits

bù èr zhī xuǎn

best choice

bù xiū biān fú

to not care about one's appearance; to be slovenly in dress and manner; to be unkempt

bù zhí yī tí

not worth mentioning

bù zhí yī wén

not worth a penny; utterly worthless; no use whatsoever

bù gòng dài tiān

to be absolutely irreconcilable

出处: From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》)

bù jí bù lí

neither familiar nor distant; keeping at arm's length (of a relationship with someone)

bù yàn qí fán

to not mind taking the trouble; to take great pains; to be very patient