yǐ hé wéi guì

to prize and maintain harmony

yǐ yǎn huán yǎn

to take an eye for an eye

出处: From the Chinese translation of the biblical phrase "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (以眼還眼，以牙還牙／以眼还眼，以牙还牙 (yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá)).

biàn yí cóng shì

to act at one's discretion

xiān tiān bù zú

congenital deficiency; inherent weakness

xiān huā hòu guǒ

to give birth to a girl first and then a boy

直译: to blossom flowers first and bear fruits afterwards

guān mén dǎ gǒu

to take control of someone in one's sphere of influence and proceed to attack in a highly effective way

chū rén tóu dì

to be outstanding; to stand out among others

bié kāi shēng miàn

to forge a new path; to stand out from the rest

出处: From a famous poem by Du Fu

bié yǒu tiān dì

being of or showing another level of scenery; (of a place) to be amazingly beautiful and unique

qián yīn hòu guǒ

💡 Юмны учир шалтгаан, үр дагавар бүхэлдээ.

qiān qiān wàn wàn

💡 Тоо томшгүй олон.

出处: AABB-type reduplication of 千萬／千万 (qiānwàn).

bàn lù chū jiā

to switch to a job one was not trained for; to change professions completely

直译: to become a monk or nun late in life

hòu guǒ qián yīn

synonym of 前因後果 /前因后果 (qiányīnhòuguǒ)

xǐ xiào yán kāi

💡 Баярласандаа царай нь гэрэлтэж, инээмсэглэх.

dà xǐ guò wàng

to be delighted that things are better than one expected; to be overjoyed

dà yǒu zuò wéi

there is plenty of scope for one's talents; be able to develop one's ability to the full; to be able to accomplish much

dà yú dà ròu

💡 Мах загасаар дүүрэн тансаг хоол.

tiān xià wéi gōng

the world belongs to the people; a public and common spirit rules all under the sky; the whole world as one community

出处: From the Book of Rites, Book 9 (《禮記·禮運》)

tiān gōng dì dào

absolutely fair and reasonable; right and proper

tóu téng nǎo rè

headache and slight fever; slight illness (or mishap)

hào wéi rén shī

to be fond of teaching others; to like to be a master to others

出处: From Mencius; see 人之患在好為人師／人之患在好为人师 (rén zhī huàn zài hàowéirénshī).

shào bù jīng shì

young and inexperienced in life

wàng dōng wàng xī

to be forgetful

kuài gāo zhǎng dà

to grow up quickly

sī lái xiǎng qù

💡 Дахин дахин бодох, эргэцүүлэх.

qíng fēi dé yǐ

to have circumstances beyond one's control

出处: From Flowers in the Mirror [circa 19th century].

shǒu dào ná lái

to capture someone or something or do something easily and effortlessly

míng zhī jiù lǐ

to clearly understand the inside scoop or principle

shì fēi hēi bái

right and wrong, good and bad

yǒu míng yǒu xìng

of standing

yǒu shuō yǒu xiào

💡 Ярьж инээж, хөгжилтэй сайхан байх.

bù bù gāo

alternative form of 步步高升 (bùbùgāoshēng)

shuǐ tiān yī sè

the water and the sky merge in one color

出处: From the famous line of Tengwang Ge Xu.

rán rán kě kě

to be a yes man without any opinions of one's own

出处: From Zhuangzi

nán zuǒ nǚ yòu

the left refers to males and the right to females; the left is for males, the right is for females; males and females are different (traditional saying)

bái tóu dào lǎo

💡 Гэр бүл болсон хоёр насан туршдаа хамт байх ерөөл.

yǎn míng shǒu kuài

to be sharp-eyed and quick-moving; to have acute eyesight and be quick in one's movements

lí jiā chū zǒu

💡 Гэрээсээ гарч зугтаах, гэрээ орхиж явах.

lí tí wàn zhàng⚠ 拼音待校

to be completely off-topic

直译: to stray from the subject by ten thousand zhang