tī shān háng hǎi

to climb mountains and sail the seas

huān jù yī táng

to gather joyfully in the same place

zhèng zhòng xià huái

to exactly fit one's desire

zhèng dà guāng míng

synonym of 光明正大 (guāngmíngzhèngdà, “high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice”)

sǐ bù zú xī

one's death is not or will not be regrettable; one's death is not or will not be a cause for regret

sǐ yú fēi mìng

to die unnaturally; to die of accidents, murder or suicide

sǐ qù huó lái

to be devastated; to suffer terribly; to be within an inch of one's life

直译: to hover between life and death

sǐ dé qí suǒ

to die a worthy death

sǐ wú duì zhèng

to be unable to know the truth as the person who could testify has died; dead men tell no tales

sǐ ér hòu yǐ

until one's dying day; not giving up until death

出处: From the Analects, Book 8 (《論語·泰伯》)

mǔ yǐ zǐ guì

a mother becomes more respected because of her son

bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

alternative form of 比手畫腳 /比手画脚 (bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo)

mín bù liáo shēng

the people are living difficult and harrowing lives; the masses live in dire destitution

直译: the people lost their livelihoods and have no way to make a living

mín fù guó qiáng

the people are rich and the nation is strong and prosperous

mín xīn xiàng bèi

synonym of 人心向背 (rénxīnxiàngbèi, “the will of the people; popular sentiment”)

mín shēng guó jì

synonym of 國計民生 /国计民生 (guójìmínshēng, “national economy and the people's livelihood”)

qì jí bài huài

💡 Уур нь хүрч, ухаан алдан сандрах.

qì shù yǐ jìn

to be close to death

qì xiàng wàn qiān

ever-changing and magnificent scene

出处: From Yueyang Lou Ji by 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan)

shuǐ shēn huǒ rè

to be in deep distress; to live with great misery and hardship

直译: the water is deep and the fire is hot

出处: From Mencius

shuǐ mǐ wú jiāo

to have no relations or contact with each other; to be upright and accept no gifts from the people (of officials)

yǒng zhì bù wàng

to remember forever and never forget

yǒng wú zhǐ jìng

without an end; endless; never-ending; boundless

yǒng jié tóng xīn

to be united as one forever

hàn rú yǔ xià

💡 Хөлс нь бороо шиг асгарах.

直译: sweat like rainfall

jiāng hé rì xià

to worsen by the day; to get worse with each passing day

直译: the (water level) of the streams and rivers goes down by the day (because of the change of seasons)

méi rì méi yè

💡 Өдөр шөнөгүй, амралгүй ажиллах.

mò mò wú wén

obscure and unknown; not famous

yóu rán ér shēng

to arise spontaneously

yóu yán bù jìn

stubborn

fǎ lì wú biān

to have boundless and enormous power (usually supernatural power)

yáng yáng dà guān

spectacular; grandiose; imposing

yáng xiàng hái děi yáng rén chū

foreigners tend to make a fool of themselves abroad

出处: Wordplay on 出洋相 ("to make a fool of oneself") and 洋人 ("Western/Caucasian foreigner")

huó de bù nài fán

to be tired of living; to ask for trouble; to court death