yì kǔ sī tián

to recall one's difficult past and savour one's joyful present

zhì tóng dào hé

to have common interests and goals

直译: purposes join [along the] same path

zhì zài bì dé

determined to win or achieve a goal

zhì dé yì mǎn

smug; complacent; self-satisfied

hū lěng hū rè

to be sometimes hot and sometimes cold; to have drastic swings in temperature; to be sometimes warm and friendly but other times cold and indifferent; to blow hot and cold

jí bù jí dài

synonym of 急不可待 (jíbùkědài, “to be too impatient to wait”)

jí bù kě dài

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jí zhuǎn zhí xià

to suddenly and rapidly worsen or deteriorate; to take a turn for the worse

xìng mìng jiāo guān

to be a matter of life and death; of vital importance

xìng mìng guān tiān

synonym of 性命交關 /性命交关 (xìngmìngjiāoguān, “to be a matter of life and death; of vital importance”)

xìng qíng zhōng rén

person who expresses their true emotions; genuine person

kǒng hòu zhēng xiān

synonym of 爭先恐後 /争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, “to vie to be first and fear to be last”)

xī tīng zūn biàn

according to your preference

huǐ bù dāng chū

to regret having done something

huǐ guò zì xīn

to turn over a new leaf

qíng yǒu kě yuán

excusable; pardonable; understandable

xiǎng rù fēi fēi

to indulge in fantastical thoughts; to daydream

yì wèi shēn cháng

to have profound meanings; to be thought-provoking

yì qì zhī zhēng

conflict or argument driven by emotions

yì qì yáng yáng

proud of oneself; complacent

yuàn wén qí xiáng

please tell me the details

直译: I would like to hear the details

mù míng ér lái

to visit after hearing of someone

chéng rén zhī měi

to help or encourage someone accomplish something; to assist; to magnify other people's virtue; to make good someone's honourable intentions

出处: From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》)

suǒ shèng wú jǐ

not much is left; little remains

shǒu xià bài jiàng

one's defeated opponent; person who has been defeated by one

shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

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直译: hands busy, feet disorderly

shǒu mín zhī wù

typographical error; typo

shǒu qǐ dāo luò

to cut down with one swift stroke of one's sword

cái diào xiù chū

having outstanding talent; having one's talent stand out from the crowd

出处: From the Book of Jin [circa 7th century CE].

dǎ bào bù píng

to take up the cudgels for the injured party; to defend somebody against an injustice

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

to hit an enemy when he is down or defeated

直译: to beat a drowning dog

sǎo dì yǐ jìn

synonym of 掃地俱盡 /扫地俱尽 (sǎodìjùjìn, “to be swept away; to be completely destroyed or discredited”)

yáng yáng dé yì

synonym of 得意洋洋 (déyìyángyáng, “smug; puffed up”)

yáng yáng zì dé

to be very pleased with oneself; to be self-satisfied

yáng cháng ér qù

to leave with an arrogant swagger