cháng gē dàng kū

to sing to vent one’s grief or indignation

cháng huà duǎn shuō

to make a long story short

jiān bù róng fà

extreme closeness; hair's breadth (of difference, distance, etc); extremely critical; in imminent danger

出处: As recorded in The Book of Rites of Dai the Elder, Chapter LVIII, coined by Zengzi: : Popularised by Mei Sheng (or Mei Cheng, d. 140 B.C.E., pronunciation unclear) in his first letter to a prince of Wu, remonstrating him not to rebel

wén míng yú shì

💡 Дэлхийд алдартай, нэр нь дэлхийд түгсэн.

wén míng tiān xià

world-famous; world-renowned

wén jī qǐ wǔ

to be a go-getter; to be a self-starter

直译: to get up and do sword practice upon hearing the rooster’s crow

出处: Based on a story in Zu Ti (祖逖)'s biography in the Book of Jin [648 CE], in which Zu Ti would get up with the sound of the roosters in order to practice his martial arts.

yīn chā yáng cuò

an accident, mistake or event arising from many different unforeseen causes; a strange combination of circumstances; accidentally; serendipitously

直译: both yin and yang are wrong

出处: Constructed from 陰陽 /阴阳 (yīnyáng) and 差錯 /差错 (chācuò).

yīn yáng guài qì

eccentric; peculiar; passive-aggressive

nán shàng jiā nán

to be extremely difficult

nán fēn nán jiě

to be locked in a stalemate in a fight or struggle; to be intimate and inseparable

nán jiě nán fēn

to be locked in a stalemate in a fight or struggle; to be intimate and inseparable

fēi qián bù xíng

nothing can be done without money (to pay off corrupt officials)

miàn yǒu nán sè

to show reluctance on one's face

fēng qīng qì zhèng

clean and upright

fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ

to be flourishing; to be blooming (also used a Chinese New Year's wishing phrase)

fēng huā xuě yuè

trite poetry subject; effete language without substance; romantic themes; love affair; debaucherous life

直译: wind, flower, snow and moon

fēng xíng yī shí

to be popular for a while; to be all the rage

fēng yán fēng yǔ

groundless talk; slanderous gossip

fēng lǐ lái yǔ lǐ qù

with great hardship in life and work

直译: come in the wind and go in the rain

fēng yǔ jiāo jiā

strong wind blows and heavy rain pours simultaneously; to have a storm

fēng fēng huǒ huǒ

rash; vigorous

fàn lái zhāng kǒu

to be very lazy; to be spoonfed.

直译: open one's mouth when someone brings food for him (so as to let others to feed him)”

mǎ fàng nán shān

to enjoy peace; to be unaware of current crisises

直译: to herd horses at Southern mountains (after a war)

mǎ ěr dōng fēng

not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent

出处: From a poem by Li Bai

gāo ǎi pàng shòu

one's physique; stature

直译: tall or short, fat or skinny

gāo fēng liàng jié

to be a person of noble character and steadfast integrity

xiǎn wéi rén zhī

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niǎo yǔ huā xiāng

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