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

fēn wén bù qǔ

to not take or charge a single cent

fēn miǎo bì zhēng

to grasp every minute; to make full use of one's time

pàn rán bù tóng

to be completely different; to be markedly different

bié jù zhī yǎn

to have a unique insight

bié jù tè sè

unique; to have unique characteristic

bié wú cháng wù

to have nothing except

bié yǒu fēng wèi

to have a distinctive charm

qián gōng jìn qì

all previous achievements go down the drain; all the previous effort is wasted

lì pái zhòng yì

to try hard to refute and override all objections

gōng chéng míng jiù

💡 Амжилтад хүрч, нэр алдартай болох.

huà wài zhī dì

place inhabited by uncivilized people; place inhabited by non-Han ethnic groups that is less influenced by Han Chinese culture or not ruled or controlled by the Chinese government

直译: place outside of civilization

shí bù cún yī

not even a tenth remains

shí zhī bā jiǔ

most; mostly; the majority; in all likelihood

直译: eight or nine out of ten

shí quán shí měi

💡 Ямар ч дутагдалгүй, төгс төгөлдөр.

shí lǐ yáng chǎng

the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; bustling, cosmopolitan city

qiān fū suǒ zhǐ

criticism from the public; universal condemnation

直译: to be critized by thousand men

qiān zhēn wàn què

absolutely true; one can swear it is true

qiān piān yī lǜ

💡 Бүгд нэг хэвийн, ялгаагүй.

qiān lǜ yī shī

even a wise person sometimes makes a mistake; no one is always free from errors

qiān lǜ yī dé

even a fool may sometimes have a good idea

qiān xīn wàn kǔ

suffering untold hardships; trials and tribulations

bàn yè sān gēng

late at night; depths of night; midnight hours

bàn tuī bàn jiù

to be half willing (at heart) and half unwilling (in appearance); to yield after making a show of resistance; to yield with a show of resistance

直译: half willing and half unwilling

bàn sǐ bu lā huó

halfdead; more dead than alive