kǒng hòu zhēng xiān

synonym of 爭先恐後 /争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, “to vie to be first and fear to be last”)

xī tīng zūn biàn

according to your preference

huǐ bù dāng chū

to regret having done something

huǐ guò zì xīn

to turn over a new leaf

qíng yǒu kě yuán

excusable; pardonable; understandable

xiǎng rù fēi fēi

to indulge in fantastical thoughts; to daydream

yì wèi shēn cháng

to have profound meanings; to be thought-provoking

yì qì zhī zhēng

conflict or argument driven by emotions

yì qì yáng yáng

proud of oneself; complacent

yuàn wén qí xiáng

please tell me the details

直译: I would like to hear the details

mù míng ér lái

to visit after hearing of someone

chéng rén zhī měi

to help or encourage someone accomplish something; to assist; to magnify other people's virtue; to make good someone's honourable intentions

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

suǒ shèng wú jǐ

not much is left; little remains

shǒu xià bài jiàng

one's defeated opponent; person who has been defeated by one

shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

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直译: hands busy, feet disorderly

shǒu mín zhī wù

typographical error; typo

shǒu qǐ dāo luò

to cut down with one swift stroke of one's sword

cái diào xiù chū

having outstanding talent; having one's talent stand out from the crowd

出处: From the Book of Jin [circa 7th century CE].

dǎ bào bù píng

to take up the cudgels for the injured party; to defend somebody against an injustice

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

to hit an enemy when he is down or defeated

直译: to beat a drowning dog

sǎo dì yǐ jìn

synonym of 掃地俱盡 /扫地俱尽 (sǎodìjùjìn, “to be swept away; to be completely destroyed or discredited”)

yáng yáng dé yì

synonym of 得意洋洋 (déyìyángyáng, “smug; puffed up”)

yáng yáng zì dé

to be very pleased with oneself; to be self-satisfied

yáng cháng ér qù

to leave with an arrogant swagger

rǎo rén qīng mèng

to disturb someone's sleep

bào tóu tòng kū

to weep in each other's arms; to cry on each other's shoulders

bào dǎ bù píng

synonym of 打抱不平 (dǎbàobùpíng)

dān jīng shòu pà

to feel anxious and afraid; to be apprehensive

dān jīng shòu kǒng

synonym of 擔驚受怕 /担惊受怕 (dānjīngshòupà, “to feel anxious and afraid; to be apprehensive”)

pāi àn jīng qí

to be surprised by the excellence (of something)

jù zhī mén wài

to deny entry; to reject

zhāo fēng zhāo yǔ

to cause trouble by stirring up trouble

shè jí ér shàng

to walk slowly up a flight of steps

出处: From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》)

zhǐ míng dào xìng

to name names

zhǐ rì kě dài

to be expected soon; to be not a long way off

zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān

to comment on national affairs

出处: Coined by Mao Zedong in 1925, in a ci titled Changsha

àn bù jiù bān

to do something in an orderly manner; to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the conventional ways

jù lǐ lì zhēng

to argue vigorously on the basis of sound reason or justice

shòu shòu bù qīn

to not have direct contact when giving or receiving an item