mò chǐ nán wàng

memorable for the rest of one's life (usually for describing someone else's mercy or kind deed)

直译: never to be forgotten till death

fàn fàn ér tán

to talk in generalities

lèi rú yǔ xià

tears flow down like rain

直译: tears falling like rain

lèi liú mǎn miàn

to have tears streaming down one's face; to be extremely sad or moved

pō yóu jiù huǒ

to pour fuel on the fire

出处: From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms [circa 14th century AD].

xǐ xīn gé miàn

to reform oneself; to turn over a new leaf

xǐ ěr gōng tīng

to listen with respectful attention; to be all ears

直译: to wash one's ears and listen with great respect

dòng rú zhǐ zhǎng

synonym of 瞭如指掌 /了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)

dòng rú guān huǒ

synonym of 洞若觀火 /洞若观火 (dòngruòguānhuǒ)

huó líng huó xiàn

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huó lóng huó xiàn

vivid; lifelike; graphic

pài shàng yòng chǎng

to come in handy; to become useful

liú shuǐ bù fǔ

Flowing water is never stale; A rolling stone gathers no moss; Things in frequent use are not easily eroded, and can remain energetic.

出处: From 《呂氏春秋·盡數》

liú lián wàng fǎn

💡 Сайхан газраа шимтэж, гэртээ харихаа мартах.

làng dé xū míng

to not live up to one's illustrious reputation

hǎi dǐ mō zhēn

to look for a needle in a haystack

shēn bù kě cè

unfathomable; impossible to understand

shēn rù qiǎn chū

to explain a complex matter using simple language; simple and easy to understand; explaining in simple terms despite being immensely knowledgeable

直译: to deeply enter and shallowly come out

shēn míng dà yì

to be deeply conscious of the righteousness of a cause

shēn gēn gù běn

to deepen and to firm the root

qīng guāng huá là

clean, crisp, and nice

jiàn rù jiā jìng

to start doing well; to be getting better

出处: From an episode in the seventh-century history Book of Jin, concerning the famous painter Gu Kaizhi.

jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn

to become increasingly distant; to grow apart

yóu rén rú zhī

💡 Жуулчид маш олон, хүн шавааралдсан.

yóu shǒu hào xián

to loaf about; to be indolent

yóu yí bù dìng

to wander; to shift around; to waver; to vacillate; to wobble; to hesitate; to be indecisive

hú guāng shān sè

💡 Нуур уулын үзэсгэлэнт байгаль.

yuán yuán ér lái

to arrive continuously

yuán yuǎn liú cháng

💡 Эх нь хол, урсгал нь урт — түүх нь гүн, уламжлал нь урт.

直译: source is distant and the flow is long

mǎn tiān shén fó

there are multitudinous deities or celestial beings

mǎn tóu wù shuǐ

to be completely muddle-headed; to be baffled

lòu dòng bǎi chū

to be replete with flaws

lòu wǎng zhī yú

people that are able to escape legal sanctions by luck

出处: From Shiji, Vol. 122 (《史記·酷吏列傳》)

mò bù guān xīn

unconcerned; indifferent; apathetic

mò rán zhì zhī

to show indifference to; to turn a blind eye