yǒu háng wú shì

to have a price but no sales

yǒu shí zhī shì

💡 Мэдлэгтэй, хол хардаг ухаант хүн.

yǒu guò zhī wú bù jí

synonym of 有過之而無不及 /有过之而无不及 (yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí, “to go even further than; to outdo”)

yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí

to go even further than; to outdo (usually of something bad)

yǒu bí zi yǒu yǎn r

erhua form of 有鼻子有眼 (yǒu bízi yǒu yǎn, “with every detail vividly described”)

wàng qí xiàng bèi

to get within a little distance of somebody; to be a match for somebody; to stand comparison with somebody

直译: can see the neck and back of somebody ahead

wàng ér què bù

💡 Хараад л айж ухрах, оролдох ч зүрх хүрэхгүй.

běn xiāng běn tǔ

native place

běn xiǎo lì wēi

to have tiny funds and small earnings

jī bù kě shī

one must not lose a good opportunity

zá qī zá bā

jumbled up and assorted

lái zhī bù yì

💡 Амархан олдоогүй, хөлс хүчээр олсон зүйл.

lái zhě bù jù

💡 Ирсэн хүн, ирсэн юмыг хэнийг ч татгалзалгүй хүлээж авах.

出处: From Mencius (《孟子·盡心下》)

lín lín zǒng zǒng

numerous and varied; in great abundance

mèng xiǎng chéng zhēn

💡 Мөрөөдөл биелэх.

mèng bǐ shēng huā

to begin to show one’s literary brilliance

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