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

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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 jì

synonym of 博學強記 /博学强记 (bóxuéqiángjì, “to have a lot of knowledge and a good memory”)

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

qù cū qǔ jīng

to discard the dross and select the essential

yòu jīng yòu xǐ

to be pleasantly surprised; to be surprised and delighted

jí shí xíng lè

to make merry while one can; carpe diem

fǎn qí dào ér xíng

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fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī

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fǎn fù wú cháng

to be capricious; to be erratic; to be fickle; alternative form of 反覆無常 /反复无常 (fǎnfùwúcháng)

fǎn kè wéi zhǔ

to turn the tables; to turn from passive to active behaviour

直译: to make the guest and host exchange roles

出处: From Romance of the Three Kingdoms

qǔ zhī bù jìn

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qǔ zhī wú jìn

synonym of 取之不盡，用之不竭 /取之不尽，用之不竭 (qǔzhībùjìn, yòngzhībùjié, “(of resources) inexhaustible”)

qǔ xìn yú mín

to attain the people's trust; to win the confidence of the people

biàn běn jiā lì

to get worse; to become aggravated; to intensify one's effort to do something wrong

出处: From the preface of Wenxuan (文選 (wénxuǎn)) by Xiao Tong (蕭統)

lìng yǒu suǒ tú

to have another motive

lìng yǎn xiāng kàn

to see someone in a new light; to view someone differently

lìng jié xīn huān

to find a new partner or acquaintance

lìng qǐng gāo míng

to find someone better qualified (than myself)

zhǐ cǐ yī jiā bié wú fēn diàn

the one and only store, no branch offices (you can buy something only here); to have a monopoly; unique; unparalleled; unmatched

jiào kǔ lián tiān

to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly

kě xǐ kě hè

joyful and worthy of congratulation

kě yǒu kě wú

dispensable; inessential

kě wàng ér bù kě jí

in sight but unattainable; within sight but beyond reach; inaccessible

直译: One can see but cannot approach

gè qǔ suǒ xū

each takes what he or she needs

gè sī qí zhí

each person attends to his or her own duties

gè jìn qí zhí

each person attends to his or her own duties