qì àn tóu míng

to forsake darkness and come to the light; to forsake darkness for light; to turn over a new leaf

yǐn yǐ wéi róng

to be proud of someone or something; to take someone or something as a great honour

yǐn yù shī yì

to draw inappropriate analogies

出处: From Chu Shi Biao [227] by Zhuge Liang

zhāng guān lǐ dài

💡 Нэгийг нөгөөтэй андуурах, буруу хүнд хамаатуулах.

直译: Mr. Zhang's hat is worn by Mr. Li

ruò bù jīn fēng

having so delicate a constitution as to be unable to stand any breeze; being too frail to withstand even a gust of wind (of a person, e.g. a woman or a patient, of a structure, etc.)

出处: First attested in a Southern Song poem by Lu You

tán guān xiāng qìng

to congratulate each other (when a bad person gains success)

出处: Derived from a statement illustrating the friendship between Wang Ji and Gong Yu of Western Han: : Originally describing friends following each other in career.

dàn jìn liáng jué

to run out of ammunition and food supply; to be in a desperate situation

dāng jiā huā dàn

popular and leading actress; prima donna

dāng jī lì duàn

to be decisive and make a decision promptly at a critical moment; of an electronic device: crashed and immediately disconnected

xíng dān yǐng zhī

lonely

出处: Coined by Han Yu in 803 in a funeral oration to his nephew

xíng zhī yǐng dān

synonym of 形單影隻 /形单影只 (xíngdānyǐngzhī)

xíng tóng xū shè

ineffectual; futile; with the setup or appearance but without the intended utility; set up but useless

xíng tóng mò lù

to treat each other as passers-by; to act as if they are strangers

xíng zuǒ shí yòu

left in form but right in essence

出处: From Bombard the Headquarters, a big-character poster written by Mao Zedong shortly after the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in 1966. (Note: some editions did not have the "而".)

xíng gé shì jìn

to be restricted or hampered by circumstances

chè tóu chè wěi

thoroughgoing; through and through

dé yì wàng xíng

to get carried away by one's excitement

出处: Originally used to describe Ruan Ji

wēi yán dà yì

using few words to convey deep meaning

直译: Sparse words, grand ideas

xīn kuān tǐ pán

carefree and contented; fit and happy

出处: From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites

xīn xīn niàn niàn

to set one's heart on; to constantly think about; to yearn

xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

to tremble with fear; to shake with fright

xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; to be unable to do what one wants very much to do; to have the ambition but lack the ability

xīn huī yì lěng

discouraged and downhearted

xīn huī yì lǎn

disheartened; downhearted

xīn zhào bù xuān

to understand something but not voice it; to have a tacit understanding

xīn shén bù dìng

💡 Сэтгэл тогтохгүй, тайван бус.

xīn lǐng shén huì

understand without need for a full explanation

niàn niàn yǒu cí

to mutter incantations or sutras; to mumble to oneself; to talk to oneself continuously

jí zhōng shēng zhì

💡 Яаралтай үед гэнэт ухаан орох.

jí liú yǒng tuì

withdrawing (receding, drawing back) while ahead (often so as to avoid disaster, etc.)

jí qǐ zhí zhuī

to rouse oneself immediately and catch up

jí fēng bào yǔ

hurricane; violent storms; tempests

yuàn shēng zài dào

public discontent is everywhere; discontent is publicly voiced; complaints rise all around

直译: cries of complaint fill the roads

yuàn tiān yóu rén

💡 Өөрийгөө биш тэнгэр, бусдыг буруутгах.

直译: to blame the gods and accuse others

出处: From the Analects, Book 14 (《論語·憲問》)

yuàn tiān yuàn dì

to blame everyone and everything; to incessantly grumble about things

guài lì luàn shén

monstrousness, violence, rebellion and supernaturalism; superstition

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

guài mú guài yàng

💡 Хачин, этгээд, нүдэнд эвгүй харагдах дүр төрх.

gōng gōng jìng jìng

most respectfully; in an attitude of respect;

yōu rán zì dé

to be carefree and self-satisfied

出处: From the Book of Jin (《晉書·苻堅載記·附王猛》)