xìng wèi suǒ rán

to completely lack interest

qí lè wú qióng

it is a great joy to (do something); to find it an infinite delight (to do something)

直译: the joy therein is inexhaustible

yǎng ér fáng lǎo

to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age

yǎng jūn qiān rì, yòng zài yī zhāo⚠ 拼音待校

alternative form of 養兵千日，用在一朝 /养兵千日，用在一朝 (yǎngbīng qiānrì, yòng zài yīzhāo)

yǎng jiā hú kǒu

to support one's family (often with the meaning of to barely manage to do so with one's meagre income)

jūn lìng rú shān

military orders cannot be changed

直译: military orders are as if mountains

chōng kǒu ér chū

to blurt; to speak without thought

jué yī sǐ zhàn

to wage a life-and-death battle

jué yī shèng fù

to fight it out; to compete

chū qí zhì shèng

to win by a surprise move

chū shén rù huà

to reach the acme of perfection

fēn ér zhì zhī

to divide and rule; to divide and conquer

fēn shēn fá shù

to be extremely busy that one is unable to handle other things

直译: want to use bilocation but it is impossible

fēn mén bié lèi

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qiè qiè sī yǔ

synonym of 竊竊私語 /窃窃私语 (qièqièsīyǔ, “to talk in whispers”)

huà qīng jiè xiàn

to draw clear boundaries; to draw a line; to have nothing to do with each other

chū jù guī mó

to have a basic framework and content; to begin to take shape

bié chū xīn cái

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bié yǒu dòng tiān

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kè kǔ nài láo

to bear hardship and work hard

qián hòu máo dùn

inconsistent; contradictory

qián hū hòu yōng⚠ 拼音待校

describes the grand and loud scene of government officials or important personages touring, with many attendants yelling to clear the way and clustering around the officials or personages to protect them

qián suǒ wèi liào

unforeseen

qián suǒ wèi jiàn

to be unseen; to be unprecedented

qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě

unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique

出处: From the first two verses of 《登幽州台歌》 by Chen Zi'ang (661–702).

qián tú wú liàng

to have a great future; to have boundless prospects

quàn hé cù tán

to promote peace and talks

gōng chéng shēn tuì

to retire after accomplishing great tasks

出处: From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 9: : Multiple versions of the original text exist, another notable one being

gōng gāo gài zhǔ

one's contributions or feats are so great that one's monarch or superior feels uneasy and insecure

gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ

one's merits and contributions are so great that one's monarch or leader feels uneasy and insecure

lì jīng tú zhì

to exert oneself to make the country prosperous; to strive for the prosperity of one's country

出处: From The Book of Han: : This form first attested in 1128 in Li Gang's autobiography 《建炎進退志》.

láo shī dòng zhòng

to mobilize a large number of people

láo shén fèi lì

to be taxing on one's mind and strength

láo kǔ gōng gāo

to have worked hard and made enormous contributions

shì bù liǎng lì

irreconcilable; antagonistic and unable to coexist; at daggers drawn

shì dān lì bó

to be small in size and of weak strength

shì zài bì xíng

to be imperative or necessary under such circumstances

shì jūn lì dí

to be evenly matched

shì rú shuǐ huǒ

to be utterly opposed and incompatible