chuáng xià ān chuáng

synonym of 床上安床 (chuángshàng'ānchuáng, “needless duplication; repetitious”)

yìng yùn ér shēng

to come into being as the times demand

kāi huā jiē guǒ

to yield positive results

kāi mén jiàn shān

to get right to the point

直译: to open the door and see the mountain

zhāng sān lǐ sì

Tom, Dick and Harry

dāng jiā zuò zhǔ

to be in power of one's house; to be the master of one's own affairs; destiny; etc.

wǎng shì rú fēng

the past has gone with the wind

dé lái bù yì

hard-earned; to have been obtained with a great deal of effort

dé guò qiě guò

💡 Өдрөө нөхцөөх, дараа юу ч болтугай.

dé dào duō zhù

A just cause attracts much support.

出处: From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》)

xīn zhōng yǒu shù

💡 Дотроо тооцоотой, юу болохыг мэдэж байх.

直译: to have a number in one's heart

xīn kǒu bù yī

cunning; hypocritical

xīn kǒu rú yī

to say what one thinks; to be frank and unreserved

直译: the heart and the mouth is like one [item]

xīn píng qì hé

💡 Сэтгэл тайван, уур уцааргүй.

xīn mǎn yì zú

to be perfectly content; satisfied

xīn zhí kǒu kuài

💡 Дотроо байгаагаа шууд хэлдэг, ил тод.

xīn zhí zuǐ kuài

synonym of 心直口快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài, “frank and outspoken; plainspoken and straightforward”)

xīn li yǒu shù

to know very well in one's heart (e.g. what to do next, whether it is likely to succeed, etc.); to know the score

直译: to have a number in one's heart

wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to forget oneself; to lose self-control; beside oneself (typically as a result of one's own behaviour)

pà sān pà sì

to have too many fears or worries

yì qì yòng shì

to act on impulse

yì qì fēng fā

to be high-spirited and vigorous

gǎn tóng shēn shòu

to feel as if it has happened to oneself

出处: Originally used to express gratitude on someone else's behalf.

chéng qiān chéng wàn

by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands

chéng qiān lěi wàn

by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands

chéng shuāng chéng duì

💡 Хос хосоороо, хоёр хоёроороо байх.

chéng nián lěi yuè

over many years and months; year in, year out

chéng háng chéng shì

to gather to become a brisk market; to be flourishing; to be booming

suǒ jiàn suǒ wén

💡 Өөрийн нүдээр үзэж, чихээрээ сонссон бүхэн.

shǒu xià liú qíng

to show mercy when implementing a punishment or fighting

cái shí guò rén

to be gifted with talent and insight far beyond the average person

ná shǒu hǎo xì

one's forte

tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely in an unjust or perilous situation

jù wéi jǐ yǒu

to appropriate something that belongs to others

shōu mǎi rén xīn

to curry favor with the public; to try to win popular support

gù dì chóng yóu

to revisit a place after a long time

gù bù zì fēng

to be stuck in the old ways, without the desire to improve oneself

jiāo shū yù rén

to impart knowledge and educate people

jiào xué xiāng zhǎng

both the teacher and the student can learn from each other and grow together

出处: From the Book of Rites, Book 18 (《禮記·學記》)