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

zhì gāo wú shàng

supreme; highest

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 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.

hǔ hǔ shēng fēng

awe-inspiring, formidable, magnificent

xuè qì zhī yǒng

courage excited by impulse

xuè qì fāng gāng

hot-blooded; full of vigour; buoyant and impetuous

出处: From the Analects, Book 16 (《論語·季氏》)

xuè liú rú zhù

blood gushes out of the wound

xuè liú chéng hé

to be a bloodbath; a large number of people are killed

直译: blood shed flows over the ground like a river

xuè ròu xiāng lián

to be very intimately connected; to be connected by flesh and blood

xíng zhī yǒu xiào

💡 Хэрэгжүүлэхэд үр дүнтэй нь батлагдсан.

xíng yún liú shuǐ

very smooth and natural; natural and unforced style

直译: moving clouds and flowing water

yī shān bù zhěng

to be dressed untidily; to be dressed too casually

yī shí fù mǔ

person on whom one's livelihood depends

biǎo miàn wén zhāng

focus solely on form or appearance without emphasis on content or effectiveness; ostentatiousness

zhuāng shuì de rén jiào bù xǐng

to refuse to realize the reality

出处: Literally, “one who pretends to sleep can't be awoken”.

jiàn wēi zhī zhù

to be able to tell the truth or general trend from a tiny phenomenon or early signs; see the forest for the trees

shì sǐ rú shēng

to not be afraid of death

直译: to see death as life

yán xià zhī yì

synonym of 言外之意 (yánwàizhīyì, “unsaid meaning of one's words; unspoken implication”)

yán zhī chéng lǐ

to speak in a rational or convincing way; to sound reasonable

yán zhī wú wù

to be devoid of substance; to be just empty verbiage

yán zhī yǒu jù

to speak on good grounds; with one's arguments well-founded

yán zhī yǒu lǐ

to speak in a rational or convincing way; to sound reasonable

yán zhī guò zǎo

too soon to tell; premature to speak about something

yán chū fǎ suí

upon its promulgation the law shall be enforced to the letter

yán tīng jì cóng

to always follow somebody's advice; to act upon whatever somebody says; to have implicit faith in somebody

yán wài zhī yì

💡 Шууд хэлээгүй ч үгийн цаана нуугдсан утга.

yán zhě wú xīn tīng zhě yǒu yì

A casual remark sounds deliberate to a suspicious listener. / A careless word may be important information to an attentive listener.