jiàn rén jiàn zhì

💡 Хүн бүр өөр өөрөөр үзнэ, санал зөрөх нь хэвийн.

出处: Short for 仁者見仁，智者見智／仁者见仁，智者见智 (rénzhě jiàn rén, zhìzhě jiàn zhì), from I Ching.

chù mù jīng xīn

frightening; bloodcurdling; shocking; ghastly

tǎo jià huán jià

💡 Үнэ хаялцах, наймаалцах.

zàn bù jué kǒu

to ceaselessly praise; to be full of praise

zǒu tóu wú lù

💡 Очих газаргүй, гарах замгүй болсон, аргаа барсан.

zú zhì duō móu

resourceful

shēn bù yóu jǐ

to be unable to determine for oneself; to be involuntary

出处: From the Southern drama play 張協狀元 "Top Graduate Zhang Xie", included in the Yongle Encyclopedia

qīng ér yì jǔ

💡 Хялбархан, ямар ч хүчин чармайлтгүй.

zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to be diametrically opposed; to be in sharp opposition; to go toe-to-toe with somebody in action or speech; to give tit for tat

cuò zōng fù zá

tangled and complicated; intricate

qiè ér bù shě

to persevere; to continue doing something in a determined way and not give up

直译: to chisel without giving up

出处: From Xunzi

suí xīn suǒ yù

💡 Дур зоргоороо, хүссэнээрээ хийх.

nán yǐ zhì xìn

💡 Итгэхэд бэрх, итгэмээргүй.

nán néng kě guì

💡 Хийхэд бэрх учраас үнэ цэнэтэй, сайшаалтай.

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

💡 Цасан дээр хяруу нэмэх — муу дээр муу нэмэгдэх.

直译: to add frost on top of snow

miàn hóng ěr chì

💡 Ичсэн, уурласандаа нүүр чих улайх.

miàn miàn jù dào

attending to each and every aspect of a matter; thorough

shùn qí zì rán

💡 Байгалийн жамаар нь орхих, албадахгүй байх.

shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

💡 Учир зүйгээрээ аяндаа тэгж болох.

fēng hé rì lì

the bright sunshine and gentle breezes; warm and sunny weather

fēng tǔ rén qíng

💡 Тухайн нутгийн байгаль, ёс заншил.

fēng cān lù sù

to endure the hardship of living and travelling out in the wild

直译: to dine on the wind and sleep among the dew

fēi qín zǒu shòu

💡 Нисдэг шувуу, гүйдэг араатан — бүх амьтан.

bǎo jīng cāng sāng

💡 Амьдралын олон өөрчлөлт, зовлон бэрхшээлийг туулсан.

hài rén tīng wén

shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible

yā què wú shēng

dead silent; utterly quiet

直译: not even a crow or sparrow can be heard

hè lì jī qún

an outstanding person in a group of common people

直译: a crane standing in a flock of chickens

mò mò wú wén

💡 Нэр нь гарахгүй, дуугүй ажилладаг, олонд танигдаагүй.

qí xīn xié lì

💡 Нэг сэтгэлээр хүчээ нэгтгэх.

dōng shī xiào pín

to imitate others only to make a fool of oneself; to attempt a crude or awkward imitation

mǎi dú huán zhū

to focus on the trivial and neglect the essential; to get one's priorities wrong

直译: to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside

出处: From Han Feizi, Chapter 32 (《韓非子·外儲說左上》). Originally meant to criticize those who put too much rhetoric into their writings, causing people to be impressed with their words but miss their useful ideas.

jǐng dǐ zhī wā

a “frog in a well”, a person of very limited outlook and experience

直译: a frog at the bottom of a well (who can only see a small part of the sky through the opening)

出处: From Zhuangzi: : Note: 鼃 (wā) is an ancient character for frog. In modern times, it has often been replaced with 蛙 (wā).

sài wēng shī mǎ

Every cloud has a silver lining. / A setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

直译: the old frontiersman loses his horse

出处: See 塞翁失馬，焉知非福／塞翁失马，焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú).

bá miáo zhù zhǎng

💡 Яарч байгалийн явцыг зөрчвөл эсрэгээрээ бүтэлгүйтнэ.

直译: to try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward

出处: See 揠苗助長／揠苗助长 (yàmiáozhùzhǎng).

yǎn ěr dào líng

to fool oneself; to bury one's head in the sand

直译: to cover one’s ears while stealing a bell

出处: From a story in Lüshi Chunqiu

yà miáo zhù zhǎng

to be hasty and use inappropriate methods in order to achieve a goal quickly, but by doing so ruin things instead and fail in the end

出处: From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑上》)

bēi gōng shé yǐng

false alarm; self-created suspicion; atmosphere of fear and admonition

直译: to mistake the shadow of a bow in one's cup for a snake

出处: From a story in the Book of Jin

làn yú chōng shù

to fill a position without having the necessary qualifications; to be a token member of a group; to masquerade as having an ability; to sell seconds at best-quality prices

直译: to pretend to play the yu in order to make up the numbers

出处: Based on a story in Han Feizi

hú jiǎ hǔ wēi

to use powerful connections to intimidate people

直译: the fox exploits the tiger's might

出处: From Zhan Guo Ce, 5th – 3rd centuries BCE.