zé shàn gù zhí

to insist on the righteous cause

出处: From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites

shí rén yá huì

to plagiarize another’s opinion

guà yī lòu wàn

to be inexhaustive; to leave many important items out

直译: to touch on one and miss out ten thousand

出处: From a poem by Han Yu

zhǐ rì gāo shēng

May you soon rise in rank!

àn xū fēn pèi

distribution according to need (principle of distribution in a communist society)

tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to incite one person against another; to drive a wedge between; to foment disunity and dissension; to sow discord

tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

to work late into the night; to burn the midnight oil

huī zhī bù qù

to linger and bother someone constantly, while being impossible to be got rid of

huī hàn rú yǔ

to sweat buckets; to sweat profusely

huī sǎ zì rú

to write or paint without constraint; to be skilful in writing, calligraphy, or painting

tuī sān zǔ sì

to find excuses to put off doing something

chā chì nán fēi

unable to escape

直译: even with wings it would be difficult to fly away

gǎo sān gǎo sì

to do something shady; to have illicit relationships

直译: do three, do four

yáo shēn yī biàn

to suddenly change into a different appearance or identity; to assume a different persona or disguise

zhāi jù xún zhāng

synonym of 尋章摘句 /寻章摘句 (xúnzhāngzhāijù)

mō pá gǔn dǎ

to go through arduous training or hard work

zhī lí pò suì

💡 Хэсэг хэсэг болж хагарсан, бүрэн бус.

gǎi cháo huàn dài

to have a change of dynasty or regime

zhèng tōng rén hé

to have smooth governance and a happy and harmonious society

出处: From Memorial to Yueyang Tower (岳陽樓記) by 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan)

gù jì chóng shī

to use the same old trick again

jiù sǐ fú shāng

💡 Үхэж буйг аварч, шархадсаныг эмчлэх — эмчийн үүрэг.

jìng yè lè qún

to be committed to one's work or studies and enjoy socializing with friends to learn from one another

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

shǔ bù shèng shǔ

💡 Тоолж барагдашгүй олон.

直译: can not exhaustively count

zhěng qí huà yī

💡 Бүгд нэг хэв, нэг жигд байх.

wén yǐ zài dào

literature is a vehicle for moral teaching

wén ruò shū shēng

scholar or intellectual who is gentle and frail

wén wǔ shuāng quán

to be good at both the arts of writing and fighting/warring; to be adept with both the pen and the sword; to be well-versed in both letters and martial arts

出处: From Romance of the Three Kingdoms: *

wén zhì wǔ gōng

political and military achievements

wén guò shì fēi

to cover up one's mistakes

dòu zhì dòu yǒng

to engage in a battle of wits and valour

dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí

time flies; time passes

直译: the Big Dipper has turned and the stars have moved

liào shì rú shén

💡 Юм болохыг бурхан шиг яг таамаглах.

duàn zhāng qǔ yì

to take something out of context

xīn chūn jiā jié

the joyous occasion of the Spring Festival

páng zhēng bó yǐn

demonstrated true via many lines of evidence

wú wéi ér zhì

to govern by rule of virtue; to govern by doing nothing that goes against nature; (by extension) to govern by nonaction; to govern by noninterference

出处: Although this idea is most commonly associated with Taoism, the exact wording first appeared in Confucian text. From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》): : The earliest appearance in Taoist texts is worded differently. From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57

wú jià zhī bǎo

priceless treasure; invaluable asset

wú yī wú kào

to have no one to depend on; to be helpless

wú píng wú jù

to not have any evidence or proof