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

bàn sǐ bù huó

halfdead; more dead than alive

bàn shēng bù shú

half-cooked; underdone; underripe; not mastered; not skilled (of a technique); not well-acquainted

dān dāo zhí rù

to get straight to the point; to be straightforward

直译: to stab directly with a single knife

bó xué duō cái

💡 Их мэдлэгтэй, олон авьяастай.

bó xué duō wén

learned; possessing broad and extensive knowledge and experience

bó xué qiáng jì

to have a lot of knowledge and a good memory

bó wén yuē lǐ

to extensively study texts and restrain oneself with propriety

出处: From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》): : Also Book 9 (《論語·子罕》)

bó ér bù jīng

to be a jack of all trades, master of none

bó wén qiáng zhì

erudite; widely read and knowledgeable

wèi dào zhī shì

people who defend a certain religion, doctrine, orthodoxy or traditional principles

wēi jī chóng chóng

crisis-ridden; bogged down in crisis

lì xíng jié yuē

to practise strict economy

yā lì shān dà

to be under great pressure

直译: pressure as big as a mountain

出处: Pun on 亞歷山大／亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà, “Alexander; Alexandra”).

yuán yuán běn běn

from beginning to end; in its entirety

yuán fēng bù dòng

intact in its original state; to remain unchanged; the original article still in its original package; in mint condition