dà shì yǐ qù

the game is as good as lost; that ship has sailed

dà shì suǒ qū

💡 Ерөнхий чиг хандлага ийшээ явж байна, эсэргүүцэх аргагүй.

dà chǎo dà nào

to create a noisy disturbance; to kick up a fuss; to make a scene

dà qì xiǎo yòng

synonym of 大材小用 (dàcái-xiǎoyòng)

dà qì wǎn chéng

a person of great talent matures late and achieves success only later in life; (by extension) great things take a long time to come to fruition

直译: a great vessel is completed late

出处: From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 41: : Excavated texts (Guodian, Mawangdui, Peking University) write 曼 (màn), 免 (miǎn) or 勉 (miǎn), not 晚 (wǎn), pointing to an original 大器免成 ("the great vessel is never completed") — having no fixed use of its own yet usable in anything, a figure for the 道 (dào) rather than a remark on talent.

dà shēng jí hū

to raise a cry of warning; to loudly appeal to the public

出处: From Han Yu's second letter to either of the three chancellors Jia Dan, Lu Mai and/or Zhao Jing

dà pái cháng lóng

to form a very long queue

dà dí dāng qián

to be confronted with a formidable enemy

dà xiǎn shén tōng

to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abilities

dà xiǎn shēn shǒu

to display all of one's capabilities; to strut one's stuff; to show off one's skills

dà quán zài wò

to have (hold) great power in one's hands; to be in a position of power

dà quán páng luò

power has fallen into the hands of others

dà mú dà yàng

💡 Ихэмсэг, юу ч болоогүй юм шиг тайван цэгц явах.

dà hóng dà zǐ

to be very popular; to be a prominent person

dà huò quán shèng

💡 Бүрэн ялалт байгуулах.

dà nàn lín tóu

to be faced with imminent danger

tiān xià wú dí

💡 Дэлхийд дайсангүй, хэн ч дийлэхгүй.

tiān hán dì dòng

to be very cold

tiān wǎng huī huī

natural law

tiān liáng fā xiàn

synonym of 良心發現 /良心发现 (liángxīnfāxiàn)

tiān zào dì shè

created by nature; heavenly

fū chàng fù suí

the husband advocates/sings and the wife follows; harmony between husband and wife

rú lín dà dí

💡 Жижиг зүйлийг том аюул мэт үзэж хэт болгоомжлох.

直译: as if facing a powerful enemy

rú yǐng suí xíng

closely associated with each other; inseparable

直译: as the shadow follows the substance

出处: From a line in Liezi.

rú rì fāng shēng

to have broad and bright prospects

直译: like the rising sun

出处: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 166 (《詩經·小雅·天保》)

rú huò zhì bǎo

like obtaining the most precious item

fù dao rén jiā

woman

shǐ liào wèi jí

unexpected

zǐ chéng fù yè

to inherit his father's business or profession

shǒu kǒu rú píng

to keep one's mouth shut; to remain tight-lipped

直译: to shut one's mouth tight like a bottle.

shǒu wàng xiāng zhù

to keep watch and defend and help one another

出处: From Mencius

ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to abide by the law and do one's duty; to be content with one's lot

ān jiā lì yè

to settle down with one's family and build a career

ān shēn lì mìng

to settle down and get on with one's pursuit

wán hǎo wú sǔn

excellent and undamaged; intact

bǎo dāo bù lǎo

old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before; just as skilled as when one was young

直译: the treasure sword has not aged

bǎo dāo wèi lǎo

old but still got it; as vigorous and active as before; just as skilled as when one was young

直译: the treasure sword has not aged

bǎo shān kōng huí

to fail to benefit from a visit to a great master, a center of learning, etc.

直译: return empty-handed from a mountain of treasure

kè sì yún lái

to have a lot of customers coming to a shop or business

直译: customers come like clouds