cū shēng cū qì

loudly and rudely

jīng wèi tián hǎi

dogged determination

出处: From The Classic of Mountains and Seas

lěi sǐ lěi huó

work oneself to death; tire oneself out through overwork

hóng guāng mǎn miàn

glowing with health; ruddy and radiant

yuē fǎ sān zhāng

to agree on a three-point law; to make a few rules to be observed by everyone

出处: From Shiji, Volume 8

xì wēi mò jié

trivial detail; tiny and insignificant detail

xì sī kǒng jí

The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.

直译: carefully-think-afraid-extremely

出处: Shortened from the following phrase: : replacing 想 with 思 which is used more in written language, to make it resemble a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom). Made popular by a compilation of Internet neologisms posted on Sina Weibo on June 16, 2013.

xì sī jí kǒng

alternative form of 細思恐極 /细思恐极 (xìsīkǒngjí, “The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.”)

直译: carefully-think-extremely-afraid

xì shuǐ cháng liú

to economize to avoid running short; to work steadily at something little by little

直译: a trickle flows for a long time

jīng shì jì mín

to administer the state to relieve the suffering of the people

jué kǒu bù tí

to not say a word about a particular thing

jué dì tiān tōng

to sever communication between earth and Heaven; to separate the realms of humans and spirits

出处: First attested in the Book of Documents (尚書), “Lü Xing” (呂刑), in reference to Chong and Li (重、黎) cutting off or regulating communication between Heaven and earth. Later explained in the Discourses of the States (國語) as Zhuanxu assigning Chong to oversee Heaven and spirits, and Li to oversee earth and people.

jué zǐ jué sūn

to have no descendants

jué sè tiān xiāng

woman of incomparable beauty; unrivalled beauty

jì wǎng kāi lái

to carry on predecessors' work and open up a new path for posterity

lǜ shuǐ qīng shān

synonym of 青山綠水 /青山绿水 (qīngshānlǜshuǐ, “green hills and rivers; beautiful landscape”)

quē yī bù kě

not a single one is dispensable; none can be absent

quē jīn shǎo liǎng

to give short weight

直译: lacking catties and missing taels

quē jīn duǎn liǎng

to give short weight

直译: lacking catties and short of taels

quē yī shǎo shí

to have insufficient food and clothing due to poverty

yáng rù hǔ kǒu

to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer

直译: a sheep enters a tiger's mouth

měi mèng chéng zhēn

to have a dream come true

lǎo dà chī jīng

very surprised; startled

lǎo shào xián yí

suitable for young and old

lǎo shēng cháng tán

clichés; trite remarks; platitude

ěr tí miàn mìng

personally give earnest exhortations

直译: hold one by the ear in their presence and give instructions

出处: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 256 《抑》

ěr shùn zhī nián

sixty years old; age of 60

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

jù shǎo lí duō

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bèi chéng jiè yī

to fight to the last ditch; to put up a desperate struggle

直译: to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall

zì bù dài yán

to go without saying; to be self-evident

zì bù liàng lì

to overestimate one's capabilities; to not know one's own limitations; to be overconfident

zì gào fèn yǒng

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zì mìng qīng gāo

to consider oneself morally superior to others and refuse to associate with others

zì dǎo zì yǎn

to direct (a show) and act by oneself; to stage (a farce) all by oneself; false flag

出处: Built on 導演／导演 (dǎoyǎn, “to direct”).

zì tán zì chàng

to sing and accompany oneself on an instrument; to orchestrate everything on one's own; to control the scene

zì chéng yī gé

to form a unique style of one's own

zì qiú duō fú

to seek well-being or welfare using one's own abilities

出处: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 235 (《詩經·大雅·文王》)

zì yóu fàng rèn

laissez faire; to allow unrestrained freedom

zì yóu zì zài

free and easy; leisurely; carefree