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.

xiān rù zhī jiàn

preconception

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

xìng zhī suǒ zhì

to act out of one's excitement

xīng fēng zuò làng

to provoke incidents or trouble

qí mào bù yáng

to be undistinguished or unattractive in appearance

nèi wài jiāo kùn

when a country's (internal) economy and (external) diplomatic relations are in dire straits

dōng nuǎn xià liáng

warm in the winter and cool in the summer

lěng rè suān tián

cold, hot, sour and sweet; different kinds of flavours

lěng yǎn páng guān

to look on coldly without getting involved

jìng shēn chū hù

💡 Салахдаа ямар ч эд хөрөнгө авалгүй гарах.

jiǎn zū jiǎn xī

to reduce rent and interest; to reduce rent and lower the interest rate

chū shuāng rù duì

to frequently do things together (especially said of a couple suspected to be in love)

直译: to exit as a pair and enter as a pair

chū ěr fǎn ěr

to break a promise

直译: What comes from you, goes back to you

出处: From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王下》). Originally means "you get treated in the same way that you treat others". Now "to contradict oneself".

chū shēng rù sǐ

risking one's life; without regard to one's own life

出处: From Tao Te Ching. This phrase 出生入死 has various interpretations, including "coming forth into life and entering death" or "exiting life and entering death" (see 出生 (chūshēng)). The meaning "to risk one's own life" is attested earliest in 秋興賦 Evocative Rhapsody on Autumn by 潘岳 (Pan Yue)

chū yán yǒu zhāng

words flow from the mouth as from the pen of a master

dāo xià liú rén

used as an exclamation requesting that the decapitation of a prisoner be stayed or suspended: Spare him / her!

直译: spare the person under the knife

dāo shān huǒ hǎi

mountains of daggers and seas of flames; (figurative) extreme danger