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 shī

no danger of anything going wrong; no risk at all

bǎi wú yī shì

having no redeeming features

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

💡 Бие биеэ хайрлан, дотно найрсаг байх.

xiāng fǎn xiāng chéng

to be both opposite and complementary; to oppose each other and yet also complement each other

xiāng ān wú shì

to coexist peacefully

出处: First attested in c. 1300 in Deng Mu's The Way of Officials

zhēn xīn chéng yì

💡 Чин сэтгэлээсээ, үнэн зүрхнээсээ.

zhēn cái shí liào

real deal; real stuff; real thing; authentic material

yǎn guān liù lù

💡 Бүх зүг рүү анхаарлаа хандуулж, сонор сэрэмжтэй байх.

直译: to keep an eye on the six directions (above, below, front, rear, left, and right)

yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng

💡 Хурц нүд, сонор чихтэй, эргэн тойрноо бүрэн мэдэрдэг.

直译: to keep an eye on the six directions (in the space) and an ear out for the eight directions (on the compass)

yǎn guān sì chù ěr tīng bā fāng

synonym of 眼觀六路，耳聽八方 /眼观六路，耳听八方 (yǎn guān liùlù, ěr tīng bāfāng, “to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert”)

直译: to keep an eye on the four directions and the ear out for the eight directions

yǎn guān sì miàn ěr tīng bā fāng

synonym of 眼觀六路，耳聽八方 /眼观六路，耳听八方 (yǎn guān liùlù, ěr tīng bāfāng, “to have sharp eyes and keen ears; to be observant and alert”)

直译: to keep an eye on the four directions and the ear out for the eight directions

yǎn gāo shǒu dī

to have grandiose aims but puny abilities; to be fastidious but incompetent

zhī shū dá lǐ

well-educated and well-bred

zhī rén zhī míng

the ability to identify talented individuals; the ability to appreciate a person's character and capability

zhī mìng zhī nián

50 years old; to be a quinquagenarian

出处: From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》)

zhī wú bù yán

to tell everything that one knows

zhī gēn zhī dǐ

to know intimately

zhī fēi zhī nián

fifty years old

ǎi rén guān chǎng

to blindly follow others' opinions

直译: a dwarf observing the scene