huò zhēn jià shí

high quality at a decent price; genuine goods at fair prices

zǒu wéi shàng jì

If all else fails, retreat. / Fleeing is the best stratagem (of the Thirty-Six Stratagems).

出处: From the Book of Southern Qi

zǒu zǒu tíng tíng

💡 Явж явж зогсох — байн байн зогсож явах.

zǒu mǎ shàng rèn

💡 Албан тушаалд шинээр очиж ажлаа авах.

zǒu mǎ guān huā

💡 Морин дээрээс цэцэг харах — өнгөц, яаруу үзэх.

直译: ride on horseback to see flowers

出处: From the story of Tang-dynasty poet Meng Jiao (孟郊) admiring flowers while riding on horseback, after his success in the imperial examinations at the age of 46. He composed the following poem at the time to express his joy

qǐ jū yǐn shí

synonym of 飲食起居 /饮食起居 (yǐnshíqǐjū, “activities and rest; daily life”)

qǐ sǐ huí shēng

to bring the dying back to life; to turn around a hopeless situation

zú bù chū hù

💡 Гэрээсээ гарахгүйгээр (юм хийх).

pǎo duàn tuǐ

💡 Хөл тасартал гүйх — маш их явж зүдрэх.

shēn wài zhī wù

mere worldly possessions; things external to one's life

shēn wú fēn wén

penniless

shēn qīng yán wēi

the words of the lowly carry little weight

zhuǎn lái zhuǎn qù

to rove around; to walk back and forth; to run around in circles

qīng chē shú lù

to perform a task with which one is very familiar with great ease

出处: See 駕輕就熟／驾轻就熟 (jiàqīngjiùshú).

shū dǎ yíng yào

to refuse to accept the outcome after losing

直译: beat (the opponent) when one loses, but only accept (the results) when one wins

guò yǎn yún yān

something as transient as clouds and mist

jìn shuǐ lóu tái

to have a close relationship with someone or be in close proximity to something, which confers advantages

lián běn dài lì

💡 Үндсэн мөнгө, хүүгийн хамт.

lián shēng guì zǐ

to give birth to one son after another

chí yí bù jué

to hesitate and not make a decision

shì kě ér zhǐ

💡 Хэрэгтэй хэмжээндээ хүрээд зогсох, хэтрүүлэхгүй байх.

shì dé qí fǎn

to run counter to one's desire; to have the exact opposite effect of what one wished; to backfire

tōng lì hé zuò

to work together; to make a concerted effort to do a task

tōng qíng dá lǐ

acting with or showing good sense; sensible; fair and reasonable

tōng fēng bào xìn

to secretly pass on information to others; to tip somebody off

yāo mǎi rén xīn

to curry favor; to buy public support

suān tián kǔ là xián

synonym of 酸甜苦辣 (suāntiánkǔlà)

chóng xiū jiù hǎo

to bury the hatchet

chóng cāo jiù yè

to return to one's old profession

chóng wēn jiù mèng

to revive an old dream

liàng rù wéi chū

make ends meet; adjust one's expense to one's income; base one's expenditures upon one's income

出处: From the Book of Rites, Book 5 (《禮記·王制》)

liàng chū wéi rù

to measure one's revenues according to one's expenditures

出处: From volume 234, Zizhi Tongjian

liàng lì ér xíng

💡 Хүчээ хэмжиж, чадах хэрээрээ хийх.

jīn gāng nǔ mù

fierce-looking; having a ferocious glare

直译: to glare like a temple door-god

jìng huā shuǐ yuè

flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected in the water; fantasy, illusion, mere shadow, phantom, vision, something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that should not be comprehended by words literally

直译: flower in the mirror, moon on the water

cháng jiǔ zhī jì

💡 Урт хугацааны төлөвлөгөө, удаан хэрэгжих арга.

cháng mìng bǎi suì

live to be a hundred!; live a long life! (expressing good wishes, usually to a child or birthday greetings to older people)

cháng qī gòng cún

💡 Урт хугацаанд зэрэгцэн оршин тогтнох.

cháng cǐ yǐ wǎng

💡 Ингэсээр удаан үргэлжилбэл (муу үр дагавартай).