wán měi wú quē

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dìng yú yī zūn

to regard the supreme authority as the only standard

出处: From Shiji

dìng fēn zhǐ zhēng

to determine a matter and end dispute

kè sǐ tā xiāng

to die in a foreign land

kè suí zhǔ biàn

to follow the host's wishes as a guest

jiā dào zhōng luò

the family fortunes has declined; the family fortunes are at a low ebb

mì bù kě fēn

inextricably linked; inseparable

chá chá wéi míng

to think one is discerning and shrewd for focusing on minutiae, but neglecting the bigger picture

chá chá ér míng

to think one is discerning and shrewd for focusing on minutiae, but neglecting the bigger picture

chá yán guān sè

to read a person (to interpret or infer a meaning or significance based on facial expression, tone of voice etc)

出处: From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》)

duì hào rù zuò

to take one's seat according to the number (on the ticket); to take the assigned seat; to match people with descriptions; to associate oneself with something that appears similar; to take something personally; to respond to criticism without having being named

duì niú tán qín

to talk about something that one's listener can not understand or turns a deaf ear to; to talk to a brick wall; to preach to deaf ears

直译: playing the guqin to a cow

出处: First attested in c. 3rd century CE in the story of the Warring States-era musician Gongming Yi (公明儀) playing the zither to a cow, recorded in Mouzi Lihuolun. Mouzi used this example to illustrate the correct way to explain Buddhism to people with Confucian backgrounds.

duì dá rú liú

to answer fluently; to answer without hesitation

直译: to answer like (water) flow

jiāng xìn jiāng yí

to take with a pinch of salt; to be doubtful; to be not quite convinced

出处: First attested in the mid-8ᵗʰ century, in Dirge on an Ancient Battlefield by Li Hua: : Note that the coordinate structure 將…將… can be traced back to the first anthology of Chinese poetry, The Classic of Poetry.

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

to put oneself in someone's shoes

jiāng cuò jiù cuò

to continue doing a thing that has been done incorrectly while adapting to the error made

zūn xìng dà míng

full name

zūn shī zhòng jiào

to respect teachers and value education

zūn shī zhòng dào

to respect a teacher and revere his teachings

xiǎo rén dé zhì

a person of low character attains power or success and becomes arrogant

shǎo zhī yòu shǎo

very few; few and far between

jiù shì lùn shì

to consider the matter in isolation; to judge the case as it stands (and not a specific individual)

jiù dì qǔ cái

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jìn rén shì tīng tiān mìng

to do one's level best and leave the rest to God's will; man proposes, God disposes

出处: From Flowers in the Mirror (鏡花緣) by 李汝珍 (Li Ruzhen)

jìn rén lì tīng tiān mìng

synonym of 盡人事，聽天命 /尽人事，听天命 (jìn rénshì, tīng tiānmìng, “to do one's level best and leave the rest to God's will”)

jìn qí suǒ néng

to the best of one's ability

jìn lì ér wéi

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jìn rú rén yì

to be just as one wishes

jìn xīn jìn lì

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jìn shōu yǎn dǐ

to be all in sight; to take in the whole view

jū zhōng tiáo tíng

to mediate between two parties; to act as mediator

jū gōng zì ào

to claim credit for oneself and become arrogant

jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime

jū wú dìng suǒ

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jū jiān tiáo tíng

to mediate between two parties; to act as mediator

shān míng shuǐ xiù

picturesque scenery; beautiful mountains and rivers

shān qīng shuǐ xiù

picturesque scenery; beautiful mountains and rivers

shān qīng shuǐ xiù

synonym of 山清水秀 (shānqīngshuǐxiù, “picturesque scenery”)

shān jī wǔ jìng

to self-appreciate