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 jiào jué

to be astonished and greatly praise

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

diào yǐ qīng xīn

to lower one's guard; to relax one's vigilance; to treat something lightly

pái shān dǎo hǎi

overwhelming; with great power and influence

直译: toppling mountains and overturning seas

pái chú wàn nán

to remove all difficulties

jiē rén dài wù

getting along with others; dealing with people

tuī jǐ jí rén

to put oneself in the place of another; to do unto others as you would have them do unto you

tuī ér guǎng zhī

to promote; to generalize

cāo zhī guò jí

to act with undue haste; to act rashly

cā shēn ér guò

to brush past (someone, opportunity, death, etc.)

gǎi míng huàn xìng

to change one's name and surname

gǎi míng yì xìng

synonym of 改名換姓 /改名换姓 (gǎimínghuànxìng)

gǎi tóu huàn miàn

to reform oneself; to turn over a new leaf

gǎi xíng zì xīn

to turn over a new leaf

gǎi guò zì xīn

to turn over a new leaf

fàng hǔ zì wèi

self-defeating protection; to use a bad person to protect oneself and hurt oneself in the process

直译: to release a tiger to protect oneself

gù tǔ nán lí

it is hard to leave one’s homeland

gǎn wéi rén xiān

to have the courage to do what others have not done; to have the courage to take the lead

gǎn zuò gǎn wéi

to act with courage and resolution; to dare to act

gǎn zuò gǎn dāng

willing to take action, then live with the consequences

shù yǐ wàn jì

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zhěng zhuāng dài fā

to be fully equipped and ready to set off

jīn jīn jì jiào

to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs

jīn jīn jiào liàng

to dispute over minor matters

duàn zǐ jué sūn

to have no descendants