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

gōng guò yú qiú

to have an oversupply; the supply exceeds the demand

bǎo jìng ān mín

to protect the territory and ensure the peace of the people

bǎo jiā wèi guó

to protect one's homes and defend one's country

xiū chéng zhèng guǒ

to finally achieve enlightenment after profound efforts and insights; to attain the desired outcome after persistently striving

xiū shēn yǎng xìng

to behave properly to improve one's character

dào guǒ wéi yīn

to reverse the cause and the effect; to reverse causality

dào bèi rú liú

to know backwards; to know inside and out

直译: to recite reversely like flow; to recite fluently in reverse order

ào qì shí zú

full of arrogance; extremely haughty

xiōng zhōng dì jí

agnatic seniority (the younger brother of a titled person succeeds instead of the sons of the titled person)

xiān rù wéi zhǔ

💡 Анхны сэтгэгдэл, урьд сонссон зүйлдээ баригдах.

guāng míng zhèng dà

💡 Ил тод, шударга, нуух зүйлгүй.

kè jǐ fù lǐ

to subdue oneself and return to propriety

出处: From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》)

rù kǒu jí huà

to melt in one's mouth

rù tǔ wéi ān

to be buried so that they can rest in peace

quán gōng jìn qì

to nullify all the advantages; to waste all efforts made

quán pán fǒu dìng

💡 Бүгдийг нь нэг мөсөн үгүйсгэх.

bā miàn guāng

smooth and slick (in making social contacts)

bā miàn jiàn guāng

smooth and slick (in making social contacts)

gōng qīn biàn shì zhǔ

It's hard to be a mediator.

直译: The mediator becomes an involved party

gōng kuài mǔ chí

serving chopsticks and spoons

liù qīn bù rèn

to not recognise any of one's relatives; to be ruthless; to be heartless; to be strictly impartial, not being swayed by personal considerations

gòng shāng dà jì

to discuss matters of vital importance

guān huái bèi zhì

to show the utmost solicitude; to show somebody every consideration