59 хэллэг · HSK түвшнээр шүүнэ
咸菜烧豆腐
HSK 5xián cài shāo dòu fu
salted vegetables and tofu (dish); to make it clear beforehand; to forewarn
出处: For the idiom, it is short for 鹹菜燒豆腐，有鹽在先／咸菜烧豆腐，有盐在先 (“salted vegetables and tofu, have the salted one first”), a wordplay on 有言在先 (yǒuyán zàixiān).
摸著石头过河——走一步算一步
HSK 5mō zhe shí tou guò hé zǒu yī bù suàn yī bù
to figure things out as one goes; to take things one step at a time
直译: To feel the rocks (on the riverbed) as one crosses the river ― taking one step at a time.
秀才造反，三年不成
HSK 5xiù cái zào fǎn sān nián bù chéng
intellectuals, being disconnected from practical realities, cannot accomplish things
直译: a intellectual rebels — takes 3 years to fail
老太婆的裹脚布——又臭又长
HSK 5lǎo tài pó de guǒ jiǎo bù yòu chòu yòu cháng
to be over-long or loquacious in speech or writing
直译: An old woman's foot-binding cloth - both long and smelly
老鼠过街——人人喊打
HSK 5lǎo shǔ guò jiē rén rén hǎn dǎ
to be universally despised
直译: a rat crosses the street - everyone yells 'beat it!'
过街老鼠
HSK 5guò jiē lǎo shǔ
person detested or despised by everyone
出处: From 過街老鼠——人人喊打／过街老鼠——人人喊打 (guòjiē lǎoshǔ, rénrén hǎn dǎ).
过街老鼠——人人喊打
HSK 5guò jiē lǎo shǔ rén rén hǎn dǎ
person detested or despised by everyone
直译: a rat crosses the street ― everyone cries to kill it