wù chāo suǒ zhí

great value for money

tián yán měi yǔ

sweet words and honeyed phrases; cajolery

tián suān kǔ là

synonym of 酸甜苦辣 (suāntiánkǔlà)

shēng bù rú sǐ

would rather be dead than alive; living hell

shēng lí sǐ bié

to be parted forever by death

shēng lǎo bìng sǐ

to be born, to get old, to become ill and to die; fate of humankind; mortality

出处: From the four sights of human existence encountered by the young Buddha, which motivated his desire to end human suffering.

yóu cǐ kě jiàn

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yóu biǎo jí lǐ

from the outside to the inside; from the superficial to the profound; from outward appearance to inner essence

bìng cóng kǒu rù

illness enters from the mouth

tòng dìng sī tòng

to recall one's painful experience after the sorrow has passed, often to learn a lesson from the bitter experience

tòng gǎi qián fēi

to sincerely mend one's ways; to thoroughly rectify one's errors; to turn over a new leaf

dēng táng rù shì

to break into a house; to attain a high level in one's learning

直译: to ascend to the hall and enter the inner room

出处: From the Analects, Book 11 (《論語·先進》)

bái fèi xīn sī

to bother one's head for nothing

bǎi zhōng wú yī

one in a million

bǎi tīng bù yàn

worth hearing a hundred times; never boring to listen to it

bǎi nián zhī hòu

after somebody's death; when someone has passed away

直译: after a hundred years

bǎi nián dà jì

matter of paramount importance; vital long-term project

bǎi máng zhī zhōng

during a busy time; busy schedule

bǎi zhé bù huí

indomitable; unfazed by difficulties or challenges; (slightly derogatory) stubborn; persistent

bǎi wú yī èr

there are no more than a few people left

bǎi wú yī shì

having no redeeming features

bǎi liàn chéng gāng

to be forged in repeated struggles

直译: to temper into steel

bǎi kàn bù yàn

to enjoy seeing something every time

直译: to see something a hundred times and not get tired of it

bǎi dú bù yàn

worth reading a hundred times; can be reread many times with delight

bǎi wèn bù yàn

never get impatient with somebody's questions (of a shop assistant, teacher, etc.)

bǎi wèn bù yàn bǎi ná bù fán

to patiently answer the customer's questions and show them the goods they want; to serve the customers patiently and tirelessly (of a shop assistant)

pí lǐ chūn qiū

not saying good or bad, but having praise or criticism in the heart

pí lǐ yáng qiū

well-covered remark

mù wú quán niú

supremely skilled

直译: there are no whole cows in sight

出处: From Zhuangzi, chapter 3 (《莊子·養生主》)

mù wú zūn zhǎng

to show no respect to elders

mù wú fǎ jì

to have no regard for the law or discipline; to flagrantly violate the law or rules

mù kōng yī qiè

to be very arrogant; to be very conceited

zhí hū qí míng

to address someone by name disrespectfully

xiāng qīn xiāng ài

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