shí zhǐ dà dòng

to be excited to dig into the delicious food

yǐn dàn zì jìn

to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the back of the throat

直译: to kill oneself by drinking the bullet

yǐn shí nán nǚ

desire for food and sex; basic human needs; natural disposition of mankind

出处: From the Book of Rites.

yǐn shí qǐ jū

💡 Идэх уух, унтах босох — өдөр тутмын амьдрал.

bǎo xué zhī shì

erudite person; learned scholar; man of learning

出处: From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

bǎo shí zhōng rì

to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)

出处: See 飽食終日，無所用心／饱食终日，无所用心 (bǎoshízhōngrì, wúsuǒyòngxīn).

yàn míng zhèng shēn

to verify one's identity

qí hǔ nán xià

to get into a situation where both proceeding forward and backing down are difficult

直译: ride a tiger and find it difficult to dismount

gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed (in choosing a job or one's spouse)

gāo shān liú shuǐ

💡 Өндөр уул, урсах ус — сэтгэл нэгт анд, гайхамшигт хөгжим.

直译: high mountains and flowing water

出处: From the friendship story of Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi, recorded in the book Liezi. See Bo Ya on Wikipedia for more.

gāo shǒu rú yún

many experts gather in the same place

gāo tái guì shǒu

An expression for requesting forgiveness or accommodation: to be generous; to be magnanimous; (ironic) give me a break

gāo péng mǎn zuò

to have a large number of friends and guests

出处: From Tengwang Ge Xu by 王勃 (Wang Bo)

yú sǐ wǎng pò

to fight till both you and your foe perish

直译: the fish are dead, the fishnet is broken

yú shuǐ zhī huān

the pleasure of close intimacy between a couple; (the pleasure of) sexual intercourse; harmonious and joyous life of a married couple

直译: the pleasure between fish and water; the pleasure of fish in water

出处: This idiom is from the Yuan-dynasty play Romance of the Western Chamber, although the metaphor itself existed long prior to that.

yú mǐ zhī xiāng

A place of abundance, opportunity, or prosperity; a land of milk and honey

直译: a land of rice and fish

huáng tāng là shuǐ

food; things to eat

mò bù zuò shēng

to remain silent

mò ér zhì zhī

to treasure up knowledge silently

出处: From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》)