tiān gōng zuò měi

the weather is good, especially for an event

直译: the heavens are cooperative

tiān gè yī fāng

to be very far apart from one another

tiān wú èr rì

there cannot be two monarchs or chiefs at the same time

直译: there are no two suns in the sky

出处: From Confucius, quoted in Mencius and the Book of Rites. Mencius, Book 9 (《孟子·萬章上》): : Book of Rites, Book 7 (《禮記·曾子問》)

tiān shēng lì zhì

to be a natural beauty; to be smart and beautiful

shī shēng dà xiào

to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter

shī ér fù dé

to regain something after it has been lost

tóu tòng yī tóu jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

to treat symptoms but not the disease; to take stopgap measures rather than getting to the root cause of the problem

直译: treat the head when the head hurts, treat the foot when the foot hurts

tóu tòng nǎo rè

synonym of 頭疼腦熱 /头疼脑热 (tóuténgnǎorè, “headache and slight fever; slight illness”)

tóu pò xuè liú

💡 Толгой нь хагарч, цус алдтал зодуулах; хүнд цохилт авах.

直译: head broken open and blood flowing (bleeding)

qí tán guài lùn

absurd argument or remark

qí huò kě jū

to rely on some special skill, advantage, accomplishment, etc. to profiteer

直译: rare goods can be hoarded [to be sold when prices go up]

出处: Earliest attested in Records of the Grand Historian

fèn bù gù shēn

💡 Өөрийн амь биеийг үл хайхран урагш зүтгэх.

出处: First attested in c. 93 BCE, in Sima Qian's letter to Ren An

fèn fā tú qiáng

to go all out to achieve success

nǎi yóu xiǎo shēng

handsome but effeminate young man; pretty boy

直译: buttery young man

hào chī lǎn zuò

to be fond of eating and averse to work; to be piggish

hào dà xǐ gōng

to crave greatness and success; to rejoice in grandiose deeds

hǎo jǐng bù cháng

good things do not last forever

hǎo jǐng bù cháng

good things do not last forever

hǎo zì wéi zhī

to do one's best; to endeavour to do something; [You] better behave yourself, otherwise [you] will be in trouble! / You better watch out for yourself! You have been warned!

出处: Initially from Huainanzi – see quote below.

rú mèng chū xǐng

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rú mèng fāng xǐng

as if awakening from a dream; to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light; to wake up to reality

rú niú fù zhòng

heavily burdened

直译: like an ox carrying heavy loads on the back

rú yuē ér zhì

to arrive as promised or planned

rú shì zhòng fù

💡 Хүнд ачаанаас салсан мэт хөнгөрөх.

出处: From Commentary of Guliang, in the 29th year of Duke Zhao of Lu's reign (513 B.C.E.)

qī lí zǐ sàn

to have one's family dispersed

出处: From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王上》)

shǐ liào bù jí

to be unexpected; to be unanticipated

xìng shèn míng shéi

what is one's full name?

zǐ sūn mǎn táng

to have many descendants

xué fù wǔ chē

to be learned; to be extremely knowledgeable

直译: with rich knowledge that can be put into five carts

出处: From Zhuangzi's comment about Hui Shi

xué wú zhǐ jìng

knowledge is infinite; there is no limit to knowledge

xué ér bù yàn

to have an insatiable desire to learn

出处: From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》)

ān bù wàng wēi

to be mindful of possible danger in time of peace

ān jiā luò hù

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wán hǎo wú quē

perfect; excellent and intact; without any deficiency; leave nothing to be desired