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 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

suì bù wǒ yǔ

to have missed an opportunity; time and tide wait for no man

直译: the years do not wait for us

出处: From the Analects, Book 17 (《論語·陽貨》). Yang Huo (陽貨) is trying to persuade Confucius into taking office

qiǎo yán rú liú

to tell lies convincingly and fluently

chā qiáng rén yì

just passable; fair; adequate; below standard and not quite satisfactory; barely acceptable; not that great; just ok

出处: Sense #2 is a recent re-interpretation of the 差 in this idiom as “below standard”.

shī chū wú míng

to act without a good and proper reason

shī dào zūn yán

the dignity of the teaching profession

píng ān wú shì

safe and sound

píng píng wú qí

ordinary and unremarkable

píng xīn ér lùn

objectively speaking

píng bù qīng yún

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píng mín bǎi xìng

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píng bái wú gù

without any cause or reason; groundless

nián fù lì qiáng

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guǎng tǔ zhòng mín

a vast territory with a large population

出处: From Mencius

guǎng kāi yán lù

to encourage the free airing of views; to create conditions for the subordinates and the masses to fully express their opinions

出处: From the Book of the Later Han.

yìng fù zì rú

to handle something with skill and ease

yìng tiān shòu mìng

to conform to the laws of Heaven and accept the Mandate of Heaven; to assume the throne