yǐ tuì wéi jìn

to retreat for the sake of advancing

yǐ fáng wàn yī

💡 Юу ч болж магадгүй гэж урьдчилан бэлдэх.

rèn rén wéi qīn

to appoint people by favouritism; nepotism

shāng fēng bài sú

to corrupt public morals

sì dǒng fēi dǒng

to not really understand; to half-understand

直译: to seem to understand, but not to understand

sì shuǐ liú nián

years passing by quickly, like the water stream; time flies

tǐ tiē rù wēi

to be extremely considerate towards someone; to be very considerate and thoughtful; to look after with meticulous care

fó kǒu shé xīn

to speak with benevolence and mercy but be vicious and malicious in reality

直译: mouth (or words) of a Buddha, heart of a snake

zuò wēi zuò fú

to openly abuse power; to tyrannize

直译: to punish and award

出处: From 《尚書·洪範》.

jiā ǒu tiān chéng

💡 Тэнгэрээс заяасан сайхан хос.

yī rán rú gù

💡 Урьдын хэвээрээ, юу ч өөрчлөгдөөгүй байх.

yī rán gù wǒ

to remain unchanged; to be just the same as before

bǎo jià hù háng

💡 Ямар нэг зүйлийг хамгаалж, саадгүй явахад нь тусална.

xìn ér yǒu zhēng

to be true and supported by evidence

出处: From Zuozhuan

jiè gǔ yù jīn

to allude to present events or figures by referencing historical events or figures

jiè huā jìng fó

to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else

直译: to borrow flowers to venerate Buddha

jiè huā xiàn fó

to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else

直译: to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha

jiè tí fā huī

to seize on an incident to express one's own ideas

jiǎ mó jiǎ yàng

to behave in an affected way; to put on an act

bàng rén mén hù

to depend on others; to be unable to live independently

ào màn bù gōng

arrogant and impudent; insolent and disrespectful

xiōng yǒu dì gōng

to show love and respect as good brothers should

chōng ěr bù wén

to turn a deaf ear

直译: to stuff one's ears and pretend not to hear

xiān fā zhì rén

to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures

guāng guài lù lí

monstrous and multicolored; grotesque and variegated

kè dí zhì shèng

to defeat the enemy and win

rù xiāng suí sú

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

直译: when entering a village, follow the customs

rù jìng suí sú

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

出处: Literally, “Enter an area, follow the local customs”.

rù mù sān fēn

written in a forceful hand; penetrating; profound

quán xū quán yǐ

intact; in one piece

bā fāng shòu dí

to be under attack from every direction

bā miàn shòu dí

to be under attack from every direction

bā miàn wēi fēng

intimidating, commanding presence; aura of awesome might

gòng kè shí jiān

to overcome the present difficulties in a spirit of unity