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

💡 Бусдын эсрэгээр хийх.

fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī

💡 Бусдын эсрэгээр, яг буруу тийш нь хийх.

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

💡 Хэчнээн авсан ч дуусдаггүй, шавхагдашгүй.

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 dāng bié lùn

to be discussed or dealt with another way

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

gè dé qí suǒ

everyone gets what he or she needs; everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place

gè chí jǐ jiàn

💡 Хүн бүр өөрийн үзлээ баримталж, буулт хийхгүй.

gè yǒu qiān qiū

each has its advantages

gè yǒu suǒ hào

there's no accounting for taste; to each his own; different strokes for different folks; chacun à son goût

gè yǒu suǒ cháng

💡 Хүн бүр өөрийн давуу талтай.

gè xíng qí shì

each acting what they think is right; each going their own way; to vary; to differ

gè háng gè yè

all walks of life, with special reference to occupation; every trade; all professions; all classes of society

gè shuō gè huà

to talk past each other; each says their own unrelated thing

gè shì qí shì

each person does something he or she desires or enjoys

hé zuò wú jiàn

to have good collaboration with someone; to cooperate in perfect harmony

tóng tái jìng jì

to compete on the same stage

tóng shēng gòng sǐ

live and die together

míng bù fú shí

synonym of 名不副實 /名不副实 (míngbùfùshí, “the name falls short of the reality; to be unworthy of the name”)

míng lì shuāng shōu

to harvest both fame and fortune

míng shí xiāng fú

synonym of 名實相副 /名实相副 (míngshíxiāngfù, “to be worthy of the name; to live up to one's reputation”)