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

💡 Хамт байхаасаа салж байх нь олон.

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

💡 Хэн ч албадаагүй байхад өөрөө сайн дураараа ажил үүрэх.

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 dǎ zuǐ ba

to be inconsistent; to contradict oneself

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

zì zhī zhī míng

💡 Өөрийгөө таньж, хүч чадлаа зөв мэдэх ухаан.

出处: From Tao Te Ching

zì tǎo kǔ chī

to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back

zì shēn nán bǎo

to be in trouble oneself (implying someone is thus unable to help others)

zì shí qí lì

💡 Өөрийн хөдөлмөрөөр амьдрах, өөрийгөө тэжээх.

zì shí qí guǒ

to bear the consequences of one's own misdeeds; to reap what one sows

yì bù yā shēn

Skills and arts are not a burden to a person; Learn more skills and arts

huā róng yuè mào

beautiful, attractive, gorgeous

直译: countenance of flowers, appearance of the moon

huā yán qiǎo yǔ

sweet but insincere (usually flattering) speech; slick talk; dishonest rhetoric

直译: flowery words, clever speech

kǔ zhōng zuò lè

to seek joy amidst sorrow

kǔ là suān tián

alternative form of 酸甜苦辣 (suāntiánkǔlà)

luò dì shēng gēn

air plant, life plant (Kalanchoe pinnata, syn. Bryophyllum pinnatum)

luò shuǐ gǒu

bad person who is down on their luck

luò huā liú shuǐ

💡 Бүрэн ялагдах, эсвэл доройтон унах.

直译: falling blossoms and flowing water

luò luò dà fāng

poised and uninhibited

lán tiān bái yún

💡 Цэлмэг сайхан цаг агаар.