wǔ fāng zá chǔ

to be inhabited by people from many places

qīn lì qīn wéi

to do something oneself

出处: Originated in Hong Kong.

rén rén zì wēi

to be in a tense and terrible situation, causing people to be in uneasy and worried

rén gè yǒu zhì

every person has his or her own aspiration

rén tóng cǐ xīn xīn tóng cǐ lǐ

everybody feels the same about this

rén mìng guān tiān

a case involving human life is to be treated with the utmost care; of life and death; of vital importance

rén jìn kě fū

having loose morals; being promiscuous

直译: Every man might be her husband.

rén wēi yán qīng

the words of the lowly carry little weight

rén xīn xiàng bèi

the will of the people; popular sentiment

rén qíng zhī cháng

synonym of 人之常情 (rénzhīchángqíng, “human nature; what is natural and normal in human relationships”)

rén qíng lěng nuǎn

fickleness of human nature; changing of one's attitude to another according to social status

直译: the ups and downs of mankind

rén qíng liàn dá

experienced in the ways of the world; worldly-wise

rén cái jǐ jǐ

💡 Авьяастай хүн олон, чадварлаг хүмүүс цугласан.

rén shēng rú mèng

life is but a dream

rén shēng kǔ duǎn

Life is too short.

cóng hé ér lái

where is ... from; where does ... come from

cóng tiān ér jiàng

to happen all of a sudden; to happen out of the blue; to come out of nowhere

直译: to drop from the sky

cóng qīng fā luò

to deal with an offender leniently

fù zhī yī xiào

to laugh something off; to dismiss with a laugh

fù zhī dōng liú

💡 Бүх хүчин чармайлт талаар болох, усанд хаясан мэт алга болох.

yǐ jǐ duó rén

to measure others according to one's values; to measure other people's corn by one's own bushel

yǐ xuè xǐ xuè

eye for an eye; return violence for violence

直译: use blood to wash away blood

yǐ mào qǔ rén

to judge a book by its cover; to judge people by their appearance

出处: From Confucius's remarks to his disciples as quoted in Shiji

yǐ shēn xiāng xǔ

to vow marriage to a man

jià zhí lián chéng

highly precious; invaluable; priceless

直译: to be worth numerous contiguous cities

xiū qī xiāng guān

to share joys and sorrows; to be bound together by a common cause; to be in the same boat

zhòng kǒu yī cí

unanimous

shāng tiān hài lǐ

atrocious; outrageous; inhuman

直译: to offend Heaven and reason

dàn qiú wú guò

to hope only to make no mistakes; to seek only to avoid blame

dī sān xià sì

obsequious; servile; lowly

dī rén yī děng

to be inferior to others (in social status, etc.)

dī shēng xià qì

to be meek and timid; to be submissive

dī shēng xì yǔ

in a low voice; whisper

dī tóu bù yǔ

to bow one's head and keep silent; to hang one's head and make no reply; to lower one's head in silence (when one is timid or thinking)

tǐ wú wán fū

cuts and bruises all over; severely injured; completely refuted; scathingly criticised; to be picked to pieces

hé lè bù wéi

why not do it?; what is there against it?

hé qù hé cóng

💡 Аль замаар явах, юуг дагахаа мэдэхгүй байх.

nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist

直译: you die, I live

lì xíng gōng shì

to do one's routine business; to do as a mere formality; routine business