yì bù róng cí

duty-bound; incumbent

yì wú fǎn gù

to pursue justice with no second thoughts; to proceed without hesitation

yì zhèng yán cí

misconstruction of 義正詞嚴 /义正词严 (yìzhèngcíyán)

yì zhèng cí yán

morally just and in a stern tone

yì bó yún tiān

to possess extremely strong brotherhood

直译: righteousness reaching up to the clouds

chéng féi yī qīng

luxury life

直译: riding a fat horse, wearing a light and warm fur coat

chéng shèng zhí zhuī

to exploit victories by hot pursuit

chéng xū ér rù

to enter or invade by exploiting of one's opponent's unpreparedness or weakness; to break through a weak point or advance when one's opponent is off guard

jiǔ qū shí bā wān

tortuous; full of bends

liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

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shì bù guān jǐ jǐ bù láo xīn

if the matter does not concern oneself, one should not worry about it; never mind others' business

shì yǔ yuàn wéi

to get the opposite of what one intended

yú shì wú bǔ

unhelpful or useless to the situation

yú xīn bù rěn

to not have the heart to do something

yú xīn hé rěn

how can one bear it?; how can one have the heart to do it? (used to express the idea that someone finds something so agonizing that they cannot bring themselves to do it)

yún dàn fēng qīng

clear; carefree; nonchalant

yún lǐ wù lǐ

completely puzzled; utterly baffled; unable to understand; unable to make head or tail of something

直译: in the clouds, in the fog / amidst the clouds and mist

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hù lì hù huì

mutual benefit; reciprocity

hù huì hù lì

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wǔ tǐ tóu dì

to prostrate oneself (as the highest form of worship); to prostrate oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity

直译: five body parts (both hands/elbows, both knees and head) touching the ground

wǔ láo qī shāng

“five strains and seven impairments”, five referring to the five viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind); various disease risk factors and pathogenic factors; prone to various diseases

wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

alternative form of 五彩繽紛 /五彩缤纷 (wǔcǎibīnfēn)

wǔ hú sì hǎi

all regions; all corners of the country or world; all places

wǔ fú lín mén

may the five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue and a natural death)

jiāo kǒu chēng zàn

to unanimously praise

jiāo qiǎn yán shēn

to have deep conversations with an acquaintance

rén zhōng zhī lóng

outstanding and extraordinary person among a group

rén mìng wēi qiǎn

to be critically ill; to be close to death

rén duō shì zhòng

a great number of people with strong force or power

rén mú gǒu yàng

acting affectedly

rén qióng zhì duǎn

one's aspirations are stifled because of poverty

rén jiān bù chāi

Life is hard already; some things need not be revealed.

出处: From a line in the lyrics of Lying (《說謊》), a 2009 song by Yoga Lin, condensed to resemble a four-character chengyu (idiom)

rén miàn táo huā

a man's nostalgic memory of an old sweetheart

直译: the face (of a girl) and peach blossoms

cóng shàn rú liú

to be happy and quick to accept good advice

cóng róng jiù yì

to die for a just cause calmly and fearlessly

dài dài xiāng chuán

to pass down from generation to generation

lìng rén fà zhǐ

to raise someone's hackles; to arouse one's anger; highly offensive; objectionable; frightening; scary; hair-raising

直译: to make one's hair stand up

lìng xíng jìn zhǐ

to enforce total obedience to commands; to have all orders abode by

出处: Frequently used in various pre-Qin texts. An explanatory usage can be found in Guanzi: : In the same book, this four-character form was attested five times, once in Chapter 6 and four times in Chapter 67, for example: : Contemporaneously, attested three times in Xunzi, three times in Han Feizi, and once in The Lost Books of Zhou, see the quotations below.

yǐ xíng bǔ xíng

to supposedly heal or nourish a body part by eating something that is visually similar to the respective body part, often the corresponding body part of an animal