hòu lái jū shàng

the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation; the pupil surpasses the master

直译: late-comer is positioned above

出处: From a sarcastic comment by Ji An (汲黯) to the Emperor Wu of Han

tīng le fēng jiù shì yǔ

to easily believe in hearsay; to overreact to rumors

直译: to presume it'll rain once (one) hears wind

tīng ér bù wén

💡 Чихээр сонсох мөртлөө анхаарлаа хандуулахгүй байх.

出处: From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites

tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ

to agree uncritically with whatever people say; to parrot other people's words, to chime in with others

直译: on hearing wind, to say rain

出处: Originally from Jin Ping Mei: : From Guanchangxianxingji

zhōu ér fù shǐ

💡 Нэг тойрог дуусаад дахин эхлэх, эцэс төгсгөлгүй давтагдах.

hé ér bù tóng

harmonious even when there exists different opinions; unity in diversity

出处: From the Analects, Book 13 (《論語·子路》)

sì fāng bā miàn

synonym of 四面八方 (sìmiànbāfāng, “in all directions; all around; far and near”)

sì hǎi wéi jiā

to make one's home wherever one is; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own; to live a wandering life

sì miàn chǔ gē

facing hostility, difficulty, or frustration on all sides

直译: surrounded on four sides by the songs of Chu

yīn xì shēng qíng

to become lovers as a result of working together (in a movie or drama series)

guó sè tiān xiāng

exceptionally beautiful (woman or peony)

zài shāng yán shāng

to speak from a business perspective

dì jiǔ tiān cháng

💡 Тэнгэр газар шиг мөнх, үүрд үргэлжлэх.

shēng shēng kǒu kǒu

synonym of 口口聲聲 /口口声声 (“keep on (saying); repeatedly (say)”)

bèi ér bù yòng

to have something ready just in case; to keep something for possible future use

xià yǔ yù rén

to provide timely assistance or education

直译: the summer rainfall rains down on the people

duō rú niú máo

extremely numerous

直译: as numerous as the strands of hair on a cow

duō zhǒng duō yàng

💡 Олон төрөл, олон янз.

dà bù rú qián

to be much worse than it was before

dà shū tè shū

💡 Онцгойлон, дэлгэрэнгүй бичиж тэмдэглэх.

dà kě bù bì

💡 Огт хэрэггүй, тэгэх шаардлага байхгүй.

dà hè yī shēng

to jolt someone and talk to them sharply

dà dì huí chūn

spring returns to the earth; spring is here again

dà hǎo hé shān

beautiful rivers and mountains of a country; one's beloved motherland

dà zhǎn shēn shǒu

to display one's talents or abilities

dà chà bù chà

roughly the same; about the same; not far off

dà gàn kuài shàng

to get going and go all out

dà kāi yǎn jiè

eye-opening; able to broaden one's horizon

dà kuài rén xīn

to be to the satisfaction of the people

dà shǒu dà jiǎo

💡 Мөнгө, юмыг хайр найргүй үрэх.

dà xíng qí dào

to be in vogue; to be popular

dà cuò tè cuò

💡 Бүр мөсөн буруу, аймшигтай алдаа.

dà yǔ rú zhù

to pour down (rain)

dà yīn xī shēng

The greatest music has the faintest notes.

出处: From Tao Te Ching

tiān xià tài píng

a children's game, played using pen and paper

tiān bù jiǎ nián

did not have a long life

直译: the heavens did not loan years

tiān nán dì běi

very distant; free; without topic

tiān dì bù róng

of grave sin

直译: forgiven neither by heaven nor earth

tiān chā dì bié

to be completely different; to be poles apart