bèi mài le huán bāng máng shǔ qián

unaware of being taken advantage, instead, one thank the person for help

jiàn hǎo jiù shōu

to quit while one is ahead

jiàn guài bù guài

💡 Хачин зүйлийг олон үзсэн болохоор гайхахаа больсон.

shì rú jǐ chū

to treat other people's children like one's own

shì ér bù jiàn

to turn a blind eye; to deliberately overlook or ignore

出处: From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites

yán wéi xīn shēng

words are the voice of the mind; what the heart thinks the tongue speaks

yán xìn xíng guǒ

synonym of 言必信，行必果 (yán bì xìn, xíng bì guǒ)

yán chū bì xíng

walk the talk

yán bì yǒu zhòng

whenever one speaks, one speaks to the point; whenever one says something one hits the nail on the head

yán ér bù xìn

synonym of 言而無信 /言而无信 (yán'érwúxìn, “to fail to keep faith; to go back on one's word”)

yán xíng bù yī

💡 Хэлсэн үг, хийсэн үйл нь хоорондоо таардаггүй.

yán xíng xìn guǒ

synonym of 言必信，行必果 (yán bì xìn, xíng bì guǒ)

yán guò qí shí

💡 Ярьж байгаа нь бодит байдлаас хэтэрсэн, хэтрүүлэн ярих.

出处: From Guanzi

yǔ zhòng xīn cháng

sincere and heartfelt words

shuō huà suàn huà

to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word; to keep one's word

shuō cháng dào duǎn

to indulge in idle gossip

zǒu mǎ kàn huā

A feeling of elation when one's ambition is fulfilled or while traveling; to look roughly and hastily, without being able to get a good look at things

直译: taking a ride on a horse while looking at the flowers

出处: See 走馬觀花／走马观花 (zǒumǎguānhuā).

chāo rán wù wài

to be above worldly considerations; to stand back; to not care and be indifferent about a matter

shēn tǐ lì xíng

💡 Хэлсэн зүйлээ өөрөө биечлэн хийж үлгэр үзүүлэх.

shēn lì qí jìng

synonym of 身臨其境 /身临其境 (shēnlínqíjìng, “to be personally on the scene”)

qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo

gently and quietly

qīng ná qīng fàng

to handle with care

qīng qīng yì yì

simple; easy

guò mù bù wàng

to have a photographic memory

guò mù nán wàng

to be hard to forget when one has run eyes over something; unforgettable

yíng nán ér shàng

to go against difficulties and advance

yùn yòng zì rú

to have an effortless command of something

yuǎn dào ér lái

to come a long way; to come afar

sòng jiù yíng xīn

to let go of the old and welcome in the new

shì dé qí suǒ

to be exactly what one wished to be

biàn dì kāi huā

💡 Хаа сайгүй дэлгэрэх, газар бүрт бий болох.

直译: blooming everywhere on the lands

dào lù yǐ mù

People met on the road but dared not speak, only exchanging glances. A metaphor for hatred and fear of tyrannical rule.

lǐ yìng wài hé

to work from the inside in coordination with elements from the outside

chóng xīn zuò rén

to turn over a new leaf

zhòng nán qīng nǚ

💡 Хүү хүүхдийг эрхэмлэж, охиныг дорд үзэх.

zhòng sè qīng yǒu

hoes before bros; prioritising one's opposite-sex friend/partner over one's same-sex friends

chóng jiàn tiān rì

delivered from oppression; to regain freedom

直译: to see the sky and the sun again

tiě bǎn yī kuài

a monolithic whole

tiě shù kāi huā

extremely rare or hard to succeed

直译: king sago palm blossoms

出处: From the fact that king sago palm rarely blossoms, which is especially true if the plant was cultivated outside of tropical areas.