shàng bù zháo tiān xià bù zháo dì

to be suspended in midair

直译: touch neither the sky nor the ground

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

bù yàn qí xiáng

to go into details; to dwell at length upon

bù kě huò quē

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bù kě shōu shí

irremediable; unsalvageable; unmanageable; out of hand

bù shī shí jī

to not let the opportunity slip; to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time

bù xué wú shù

to be tactless due to the lack of knowledge; without learning or skills; to be not keen on learning anything

出处: From The Book of Han, Vol. 68 (《霍光傳》贊, Eulogy to the Memoir of Huo Guang)

bù xìng zhōng de dà xìng

good fortune in the midst of bad; a stroke of good luck in a stretch of bad; redeeming feature in a piece of misfortune

bù xìng zhī xìng

good fortune in the midst of bad; a stroke of good luck in a stretch of bad; redeeming feature in a piece of misfortune

bù huái hǎo yì

to harbor bad intentions

bù sī jìn qǔ

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bù qíng zhī qǐng

my presumptuous request; if I may be so bold to ask a favor

bù xī gōng běn

to spare no expense; to spare neither labor nor money

bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng

to pretend to understand when one doesn't

bù chéng bǐ lì

disproportionate; out of proportion

bù dǎ zì zhāo

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bù shí zhī xū

possible period of want or need

bù yì zhī lùn

perfectly sound proposition; undeniable truth; irrefutable argument

bù fú shuǐ tǔ

to not be accustomed to the local climate; to be not acclimatized (of an outsider)

bù huān ér sàn

to part ways unhappily; to end on a sour note

bù sǐ bù huó

half-dead; lifeless; lethargic

直译: neither dead nor alive

bù qiú yǒu gōng dàn qiú wú guò

does not try to accomplish anything, but rather avoids doing things that would end up in his making a mistake and getting yelled at by others; color inside the lines; a complacent attitude

直译: does not seek merit, only seeks a lack of errors

bù qiú shèn jiě

to not seek deep understanding; to know things only on a superficial level

直译: not requiring a detailed understanding

出处: Originally means "trying to comprehend the idea as a whole, without paying excessive attention to any single word".

bù wēn bù huǒ

to be in a happy medium state; neither hot nor cold

bù yān bù jiǔ

to neither smoke nor drink