shuǐ huǒ bù róng

to be utterly opposed and incompatible

直译: to be incompatible as fire and water

hé shuǐ bù xǐ chuán

to stay out of a matter

yóu shān wán shuǐ

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mǎn bù zài hu

to not worry at all; to be completely unconcerned

mǎn yuán chūn sè

thriving, vibrant scene full of life

直译: spring scenery filling the garden

mǎn chéng fēng yǔ

big scandal; uproar; talk of the town

直译: wind and rain through the town

mǎn miàn chūn fēng

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huǒ mào sān zhàng

to fly into a rage; to flare up; to lose one's temper

直译: fire soaring three zhangs

huǒ shù yín huā

magnificently illuminated with brilliant lights or fireworks

直译: fiery trees and silvery flowers

dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ

scene or life of debauchery; feasting and revelry

piàn yán zhī yǔ

synonym of 隻言片語 /只言片语 (zhīyánpiànyǔ)

yá yá xué yǔ

to babble out one's first words

niú tóu mǎ miàn

Ox-Head and Horse-Face; guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology

niú gāo mǎ dà

robust and tall

直译: as tall as a bull, as large as a horse

wù shì rén fēi

the things are still there but the person or people no longer are (describing the passing of a loved one or a revisit of a once familiar place)

出处: First used by Cao Pi.

tè shì tè bàn

to handle special matters with special methods or arrangements

xiàn xué xiàn yòng

to put in practice something that one just learned

shēng shēng shì shì

every life; every incarnation; eternity; forever

liú zhōng bù fā

to shelve; to table; to postpone consideration

bái shān hēi shuǐ

Northeast China

出处: 白山 (Báishān, literally “white mountains”) refers to 長白山／长白山 (Chángbáishān, “Changbai Mountain”), while 黑水 (Hēishuǐ, literally “black waters”) refers to the Songhua (Sungari) River, historically referred to as 混同江. First attested in the History of Jin

bái shǒu chéng jiā

to build up from nothing; to start from scratch

bǎi shàng jiā jīn

to aggravate an already heavy burden

bǎi nián bù yù

once-in-a-hundred-years (event); not seen in a hundred years

bǎi sī bù jiě

incomprehensible; perplexed still despite much thought

直译: still puzzled after pondering a hundred times

pán gēn cuò jié

great tangled root system; complicated affair; complicated and difficult to deal with

直译: twisted roots and intertwined joints

zhí jiē liǎo dàng

alternative form of 直截了當 /直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)

zhí lái zhí qù

to go and return without undue delay; to go non-stop to and from; to be frank and outspoken; to speak one's mind

xiàng fū jiào zǐ

to support one's husband and teach one's children

xiāng chí bù xià

to be locked in a stalemate; neither side is winning or yielding in a standoff

zhēn xīn shí yì

genuine and sincere; from the bottom of one's heart; in real earnest

zhēn xīn zhēn yì

genuine and sincere; from the bottom of one's heart; in real earnest

zhēn cái shí xué

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zhēn xiàng dà bái

for the truth to be completely revealed; for all the facts to be clear

yǎn míng xīn liàng

to see and think clearly; to be sharp-eyed and clearheaded

zhī shū shí lǐ

well-educated and well-bred

ǎi zi kàn xì

synonym of 矮人觀場 /矮人观场 (ǎirénguānchǎng)

直译: a dwarf watching a play

zhòng guā dé guā

you reap what you sow

直译: plant melons and get melons

kōng kǒu jiǎng bái huà

synonym of 空口說白話 /空口说白话 (kōngkǒu shuō báihuà, “to make empty promises”)

kōng kǒu shuō bái huà

to make empty promises