sān shí ér lì

to become independent at the age of thirty

出处: From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》)

sān gū liù pó

women with disreputable or illegal professions; (female) gossipmongers

sān nián wǔ zǎi

several years

sān cháo yuán lǎo

important government official that has served under three dynasties or monarchs; experienced person in an organization or company

shàng wū chōu tī

to lure someone to a treacherous place or situation then cut off their avenue of escape

直译: remove the ladder (when the enemy has) ascended to the roof

xià zhú kè lìng

to ask a guest to leave

bù fá xiān lì

there is no lack of precedents

bù fá qí rén

such people are not rare; there is no lack of such people

bù fēn bǐ cǐ

💡 Чинийх минийх гэж ялгахгүй бүгдийг хуваалцдаг, маш дотно харилцаа.

直译: to make no distinction between one's own and somebody else's

bù jiā sī suǒ

synonym of 不假思索 (bùjiǎsīsuǒ, “without hesitation; without thought”)

bù láo ér huò

💡 Өөрөө хөдөлмөрлөлгүй бусдын хөлсөөр ашиг хүртэх, бэлэнчлэх.

出处: From Mozi

bù kě qǐ jí

too far to reach; unattainable

bù kě míng zhuàng

to be indescribable

bù kě jiù yào

incurable; cureless; beyond cure; hopeless; beyond help; incorrigible

出处: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 254 (《詩經·大雅·板》)

bù kě lǐ yù

to defy reason; to be unreasonable because of stupidity or stubbornness

bù kě yán yù

to be unable to be put into words

bù tóng xún cháng

💡 Энгийн, ердийн зүйлээс ялгаатай, онцгой, ер бусын.

bù shàn yán cí

💡 Ярих, үгээр илэрхийлэхдээ тааруу, хэлэмгий биш, дуу цөөтэй.

bù xuān ér zhàn

to open hostilities without declaring war; to start an undeclared war

bù xíng yú sè

one's facial expression does not reveal any emotion; to not reveal any emotion on one's face

直译: not take shape on one's countenance

bù dé yào lǐng

💡 Яриа, бичгийн гол санааг ойлгож, гол цөмийг нь олохгүй байх.

bù rěn zuò shì

cannot bear to stand idly by

bù chéng tǐ tǒng

most improper; downright outrageous

bù chéng qì

to not grow up to be a talented or useful person

bù zhàn bù hé

neither war nor peace

bù zhàn ér shèng

to win without fighting

bù zhé bù kòu

one hundred percent; to the letter; unreservedly; fully; thoroughly; out and out; through and through

bù gǎn gōng wéi

to be not good; to not deserve a compliment

bù wú xiǎo bǔ

to not be without some advantage; to be of some help

bù liú yú dì

to leave no room; to make no allowance for

bù mián bù xiū

to toil without taking a break to rest or sleep

直译: no sleep no rest

bù zhī suǒ cuò

💡 Яахаа мэдэхгүй, гарт хөлт орохгүй сандарч гайхах.

出处: See 手足無措／手足无措 (shǒuzúwúcuò), this form first attested in 252 CE, in a letter sent by Zhuge Ke to his brother Rong, shortly after Sun Liang ascended the throne

bù zhī jìn tuì

to have no sense of propriety; to not know where to stop

bù pò bù lì

There is no construction without destruction. There's no making without breaking. To make, you must break.

bù zhì kě fǒu

to not express an opinion; to decline to comment; to be noncommittal

直译: to not say ok or not ok

bù shèng qí rǎo

to be unable to bear the disturbance any longer

bù shèng qí fán

to be unable to bear the disturbance any longer

bù néng zàn yī cí

to be unable to say a word (in criticism of an impeccable piece of writing)

bù liáng yú xíng

to have impaired mobility