Indeks:Bahasa Tionghoa/Chengyu
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悲歡離合 sunting
- sorrow, joy, separation and reunion; vicissitudes of life; sorrows and joys
志得意滿 sunting
自作自受 sunting
- as one sows, so shall one reap; to reap what one has sown; you've made your bed, now lie in it
袖手旁觀 sunting
大腹便便 sunting
- potbellied; big-bellied
當務之急 sunting
各行各業 sunting
可共患難 sunting
- to go through thick and thin together
忙忙匆匆 / 匆匆忙忙 sunting
杞人憂天 sunting
披髮左衽 / 被髮左衽 sunting
- dress like a barbarian; uncivilised
下里巴人 sunting
- (historical) popular music in the state of Chu
- (figuratively) popular literature, music or art
- (figuratively) vulgar or low-quality literature, music or art
- (humble) one's own artwork or composition
- (Hubei Mandarin) dirty
- Antonyms
新仇舊恨 sunting
刻骨銘心 sunting
- "carved on one's bones and engraved in one's heart": unforgettable; etched in one's memory
卓有成效 sunting
- with outstanding results; highly effective; fruitful
先發制人 sunting
- to take the initiative to subdue the enemy; to take preemptive measures
自力更生 sunting
- to rely on one's own efforts; to become self-reliant
因地制宜 sunting
老少咸宜 sunting
男女老少 sunting
來之不易 sunting
- to not come easily; to be hard-won or hard-earned
滄海一粟 sunting
內柔外剛 sunting
- appearing tough on the outside but actually being weak-willed or gentle
孤軍奮戰 sunting
孤軍奮鬥 sunting
舉足輕重 sunting
一葉知秋 sunting
- a small sign can indicate a great trend
精衛填海 sunting
史無前例 sunting
所作所為 sunting
- everything one does
顯而易見 sunting
- Synonyms
互利互惠 sunting
甘井先竭 sunting
- Etymology
From 莊子/山木.
- Idiom
翻天覆地 sunting
- to undergo an earth-shattering change
夜郎自大 sunting
相提並論 sunting
行之有效 sunting
古色古香 sunting
夙興夜寐 sunting
- to work hard night and day; to burn the candle at both ends
赳赳武夫 sunting
前所未有 sunting
堅定不移 sunting
理所當然 sunting
- to be only right and proper; to be taken as a matter of course; naturally
千方百計 sunting
- by every possible means; by hook or by crook
一如既往 sunting
出人意料 sunting
- to exceed people's expectations, or be unexpected
不由自主 sunting
- to not be able to restrain oneself; to feel an irresistible urge (to do something); can't help but; involuntarily; spontaneously
名副其實 / 名符其實 sunting
- to be not just in name, but also in reality; to be worthy of the name; to live up to reputation
今非昔比 sunting
- the present cannot compare with the past; times have changed
膾炙人口 sunting
- universally appreciated (especially of literary works); liked by many; appealing to the masses; on everyone's lips
軒然大波 sunting
十面埋伏 sunting
- to ambush on all sides
- Ambush from Ten Sides (classical piece written for the pipa)
源源不斷 sunting
- like a steady stream; continuously
有目共睹 sunting
循序漸進 sunting
- to proceed in an orderly way, step by step; to follow the established order; to make steady progress incrementally
針鋒相對 sunting
- 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
全力以赴 sunting
- to do all one can; to do one's utmost; to spare no effort; to go all-out
- Synonyms
名符其實 sunting
寥寥數語 sunting
- a few words; with a few mild comments; in a nutshell
深更半夜 sunting
- in the dead of the night
娶妻娶德 sunting
心灰意冷 sunting
各有所好 sunting
長話短說 sunting
篳門閨竇 sunting
- wretched hovel; living in poverty; poverty-stricken
不屑一顧 sunting
捉襟見肘 sunting
人情冷暖 sunting
- fickleness of human nature; changing of one's attitude to another according to social status
一意孤行 sunting
不約而同 sunting
猶豫不決 sunting
- to be hesitant or indecisive; to waver; to shilly-shally
見仁見智 sunting
- Synonyms
仁者見仁,智者見智 sunting
- Synonyms
人山人海 sunting
- Etymology
A chengyu expressing the idea of "a mountain (山) of people (人), a sea (海) of people (人)".
- Idiom
雞毛蒜皮 sunting
無可救藥 / 無藥可救 sunting
男女老幼 sunting
百鳥朝鳳 sunting
- (figuratively) peace under a wise ruler
老生常談 sunting
曲折離奇 sunting
- (of an event, a story) convoluted and eccentric; complicated and bizarre
黃袍加身 sunting
- Etymology
The idiom comes from the event in 960 when military commander Zhao Kuangyin removed child emperor Guo Zongxun from the throne and proclaimed himself a new emperor after being presented an imperial dragon robe by his subordinates.
After becoming emperor, Zhao, for fear that military figures might betray him like he betraying his emperor, invited them to a wine banquet and successfully persuaded them to retire. This happened in 961 and gave rise to another idiom, Templat:zh-m.
- Idiom
先斬後奏 sunting
冒名頂替 sunting
- to impersonate; pretend to be someone
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失道寡助 sunting
- Etymology
From "Gongsun Chou II", in Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):
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- Idiom
- an unjust cause attracts little support
- Antonyms
得道多助 sunting
- Etymology
From "Gongsun Chou II", in Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑下》):
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- Idiom
- a just cause attracts much support
- Antonyms
怨聲載道 sunting
- public discontent is everywhere; discontent is publicly voiced; complaints rise all around
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榮華富貴 sunting
江山永固 sunting
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無藥可救 / 無可救藥 sunting
留中不發 sunting
- (archaic) to shelve; to table; to postpone consideration
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知法犯法 sunting
- Synonyms
- 明知故犯 (rules or law)
知規犯規 sunting
- Synonyms
緣木求魚 sunting
- Etymology
Mencius, 3rd century B.C..
- 《孟子·梁惠王上》 (Mencius, Liang Hui Wang I; Translation: 1895, James Legge):
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- Idiom
- To pursue an end by impossible or unjustifiable means.
萬事如意 sunting
- may all your hopes be fulfilled; all the best
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- Synonyms
以偏概全 sunting
- to take a part for the whole; to generalise
因小失大 sunting
由此可見 sunting
一文不值 sunting
順理成章 sunting
- to be clearly structured (of a written text)
- to follow as a matter of course; to be logical or rational (of an outcome)
微不足道 sunting
- not worth mentioning; insignificant
笑容可掬 sunting
- to be radiant with smiles
嘯聚山林 sunting
- to gather in woods or mountains in response to whistles or shouts; to go to the greenwood (said of bandits)
錯綜複雜 sunting
- tangled and complicated; intricate
穎脫而出 sunting
入境隨俗 sunting
- Etymology
Literally: Enter an area, follow the local customs.
- Idiom
- (chiefly Taiwan) When in Rome, do as the Romans do
- Synonyms
一鳴驚人 sunting
- to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat; to become famous overnight; to set the world on fire; No one was expecting much and then with one act, everybody was amazed; a bolt from the blue
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光明正大 sunting
- high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice
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無論如何 sunting
- in any case; at any rate; whatever happens; no matter what
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光明磊落 sunting
- straightforward and upright
長生不老 sunting
- never get old; live forever; ageless; immortal
河東獅吼 sunting
- Etymology
From a line in the Song-era poem 《寄吳德仁兼簡陳季常》, depicting Chen Zao's overbearing wife, who was originally from the Hedong Commandery.
- Idiom
- the "lioness's roar", used to describe the loud complaining of an overbearing wife from the perspective of her henpecked husband.
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泥牛入海 sunting
- a clay ox entering the sea; gone forever; to disappear without a trace
吹毛求疵 sunting
偷雞摸狗 sunting
- to engage in petty thievery
- to not do things in an open and above board manner
婀娜多姿 sunting
- graceful; well-poised
學而優則仕 sunting
- Etymology
- Confucius: 論語·子張:「子夏曰:『仕而優則學,學而優則仕。』
- Idiom
- Derived terms
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莫名其妙 / 莫明其妙 sunting
討價還價 sunting
- to negotiate back and forth; to bargain; to haggle
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削足適履 sunting
- to force an impractical solution to a problem
韜光養晦 sunting
- to hide one's talents, and bide one's time for the right opportunity
威風凜凜 sunting
垂簾聽政 sunting
- Etymology
The idiom arose from a practice in ancient China, by which a royal lady, as an empress or empress dowager, was allowed to preside over the imperial court without actually being seen by her subjects, because women were prohibited from politics. This would usually be done by the mother of a child emperor.
- Idiom
- (historical) to rule in place of a monarch; to serve as regent
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以儆效尤 sunting
- Etymology
Dari 以 ("to use") + 儆 ("to warn") + 效尤 ("to mimic the wrongdoing of others")..
- Idiom
- to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer
- Synonyms
截然不同 sunting
- to be completely different; to be poles apart
獨立自主 sunting
- Etymology
Popularized by Mao Zedong during the founding of the People's Republic of China, however usage may be attested before then.
- Idiom
- to be independent and one's own master
- to pursue a foreign policy of peaceful development, autonomy and self-reliance
- Related terms
一片冰心 sunting
東道主 sunting
- Etymology
Attested in Zuo Zhuan (c. 4th century B.C.), in the entry for the 30th year of Duke Xi's reign (《左傳·僖公三十年》): Galat skrip: tidak ada modul tersebut "zh-usex". Uttered by Zhu Zhiwu (燭之武), a Zheng courtier, during his negotiation with the Count Mu of Qin (秦穆公) who was laying siege to the state of Zheng. Later used idomatically as a generic term for a host.
- Idiom
- host
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面面俱到 sunting
不言而喻 sunting
- to go without saying; to be self-evident
- Synonyms
川流不息 sunting
適得其反 sunting
明知就裡 sunting
- to clearly understand the inside scoop or principle
明目張膽 sunting
一絲一毫 sunting
絕處逢生 sunting
功微德薄 sunting
- (of a person) having few accomplishments or virtues
死不瞑目 sunting
- Antonyms
死亦瞑目 sunting
- Antonyms
深根固本 sunting
- Synonyms
出其不意 sunting
脫穎而出 sunting
- (of talent) to be revealed; to come to the fore; to rise above others
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自由自在 sunting
心猿意馬 sunting
- unable to concentrate, inattentive and vacillating
- Synonyms
畫蛇添足 sunting
- to improve something unnecessarily; to gild the lily
- Synonyms
一刀兩斷 sunting
栩栩如生 sunting
- to appear lifelike and vivid; vividly; realistically
一面之交 sunting
明知故犯 sunting
- to knowingly do wrong
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- Antonyms
東施效顰 sunting
- Etymology
Based on a story in "The Circling Sky", in Zhuangzi (《莊子·天運》). Xishi (西施), a famous beauty in Chinese history, often frowned because of her heart disease. The ugly Dongshi (東施) of the same village imitated Xishi to try to be as beautiful as Xishi, but in turn made herself uglier and scared away the villagers.
- Idiom
對牛彈琴 sunting
- Etymology
From the story of the Warring States-era musician Gongming Yi (公明儀) playing the zither to a cow, recorded in Mouzi Lihuolun (c. 3rd century AD).
- Idiom
- like talking to a brick wall; like casting pearls before swine; offering a treat to an unappreciative audience (due to the gap in knowledge or one's unromanticness)
實事求是 sunting
- Antonyms
不以為然 sunting
- to not accept as correct; to disagree; to object; to disapprove
引人注目 sunting
不得而知 sunting
眾所周知 sunting
- as everyone knows; as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that
自暴自棄 sunting
公明正大 sunting
興高采烈 sunting
變本加厲 sunting
同工同酬 sunting
- equal pay for equal work
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撲朔迷離 sunting
成千上萬 sunting
- by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
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心不在焉 sunting
別有用心 sunting
- to have an ulterior motive
別有洞天 sunting
速戰速決 sunting
孤立無援 sunting
前後矛盾 sunting
四面八方 sunting
- Synonyms
四面楚歌 sunting
- Etymology
Literally: surrounded on four sides by the songs of Chu
- During the Chu-Han contention, Xiang Yu found himself besieged in the city of Gaixia (垓下), by the coalition force of Han and the other kings. Jiujiang fell to Ying Bu and Liu Jia the preceding month, and most of the Kingdom of Chu was occupied by the Han army. When he heard the besieging troops singing songs in the Chu accent, Xiang Yu knew his kingdom had fallen.
- Idiom
- facing hostility, difficulty, or frustration on all sides
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沸沸揚揚 sunting
李下瓜田 sunting
瓜田李下 sunting
- Etymology
Originates from a longer phrase 瓜田不納履,李下不正冠/瓜田不纳履,李下不正冠. ("Do not put on shoes in a melon field; do not don a hat under a plum tree."), an idiom advising one to avoid appearances of impropriety.
- Idiom
- a position that invites suspicion; liable to lay oneself open to suspicion; be found in a suspicious position; in suspicious circumstances or surroundings
- an idiom advising one to avoid suspicious situations, even under innocuous circumstances
突如其來 sunting
一觸即發 sunting
不治之症 sunting
老馬識途 sunting
- an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes
老謀深算 sunting
- experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating
旗幟鮮明 sunting
茫然自失 sunting
大器晚成 sunting
一事無成 sunting
進退兩難 sunting
- between a rock and a hard place
- in a bind; in a pickle
- describes an awkward situation where one does not know what to do
- Related terms
不拘小節 sunting
- to not worry about minor matters; to not worry about the details; to not be a stickler for details; not worry about dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's
日久生情 sunting
切磋琢磨 sunting
- to learn by exchanging ideas and experiences; friendly competition; improvement by learning from others
對症下藥 sunting
三緘其口 sunting
貧富懸殊 sunting
一本正經 sunting
意味深長 sunting
愚公移山 sunting
- Etymology
For more information, see the citations page.
- Idiom
齊頭並進 sunting
- to go ahead together; to march together; to do something simultaneously; to do two or more things at once
齊東野語 sunting
黨同伐異 sunting
鼓舌如簧 sunting
事在人為 sunting
事實勝於雄辯 sunting
時過境遷 sunting
事過境遷 sunting
支離破碎 sunting
- torn to pieces; all broken up
- shattered; fragmented
文過飾非 sunting
- to cover up one's fault by clever use of words in writing
- Synonyms
飾非文過 sunting
- to cover up one's fault by clever use of words in writing
- Synonyms
自生自滅 sunting
龍飛鳳舞 sunting
- vivid and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy
龍蛇混雜 sunting
龍躍鳳鳴 sunting
龍肝鳳髓 sunting
龍鳳呈祥 sunting
- prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix
一帆風順 sunting
- to have a favourable wind all the way
- (of things) to run smoothly, without incident
- bon voyage!
哽哽咽咽 sunting
- Etymology
Reduplication of 哽咽.
- Idiom
粗茶淡飯 sunting
- to lead a simple life; to live without without fancy food or drink
急流勇退 sunting
- withdrawing (receding, drawing back) while ahead (often so as to avoid disaster, etc.)
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無話可說 sunting
- to have nothing to say; to be wordless; can't say anything more
- to have no other opinion; to agree
- to have great resentment for unacceptable actions
無微不至 sunting
一哄而散 sunting
爭先恐後 sunting
- to vie to be first and fear to be last
一技之長 sunting
- professional skill; proficiency
無能為力 sunting
無情無義 sunting
- Antonyms
提心吊膽 sunting
恰到好處 sunting
驚慌失措 sunting
- to lose one's head over fear; to panic
人情世故 sunting
- the ways of the world; traditional code of conduct; worldly wisdom
- Synonyms
心神恍惚 sunting
- to be out of sorts; to be agitated
是非顛倒 sunting
是非曲直 sunting
是非黑白 sunting
是非不分 sunting
- to be unable to distinguish right and wrong
是非分明 sunting
- to distinguish right from wrong
上天下地 sunting
上天無路,入地無門 sunting
雞同鴨講 sunting
- Etymology
Originally Cantonese.
- Idiom
- mutually unintelligible; unable to understand one another; talking about two different things; getting one's wires crossed
遠交近攻 sunting
- collaborating with distant allies and attacking nearby enemies (from the Thirty-Six Stratagems)
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上上下下 sunting
上上大吉 sunting
- most auspicious (a phrase usually used in divination)
上氣不接下氣 sunting
- to be out of breath; to gasp for breath
上山下鄉 sunting
- to go and work in the countryside and mountain areas (of urban school-leavers)
上下其手 sunting
上竄下跳 sunting
哀兵必勝 sunting
- an army burning with indignation is bound to win
哀鴻遍野 sunting
藹然可親 sunting
愛屋及烏 sunting
- Etymology
From Shangshu Dazhuan (Templat:w2): Galat skrip: tidak ada modul tersebut "zh-usex".
- Idiom
- love me, love my dog; love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof; involvement with somebody and everyone connected
安如磐石 sunting
鞍馬勞頓 sunting
安土重遷 sunting
不可收拾 sunting
朽木糞牆 sunting
難言之隱 sunting
- something too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness
口誅筆伐 sunting
涇渭分明 sunting
深入淺出 sunting
- to explain a complex matter using simple language; simple and easy to understand; explaining in simple terms despite being immensely knowledgeable
混淆視聽 sunting
- to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods; to obscure the facts
上行下效 sunting
- subordinates follow the example of their superiors; if a leader sets a bad example it will be followed by his subordinates
五顏六色 sunting
動手動腳 sunting
- to come to blows
- to take liberties (with women)
- Synonyms
改過自新 sunting
- Synonyms
改行自新 sunting
- (rare) to turn over a new leaf
- Synonyms
天花亂墜 sunting
- Etymology
Originally referring to a Buddhist priest expounding the Buddhist sutras, so flawless and persuasive that it moved the god of heaven, leading to a deluge of heavenly flowers.
- Idiom
- wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype
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上諂下驕 sunting
- obsequious towards one's superiors and arrogant towards one's inferiors
上不著天,下不著地 sunting
懸崖勒馬 sunting
懸崖峭壁 sunting
- sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices
懸崖絕壁 sunting
- sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices
黯然失色 sunting
- to lose lustre in comparison; to be outshone; to be eclipsed; to be overshadowed
大江南北 sunting
- (figuratively) all of China
東西南北 sunting
- Derived terms
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撫養成人 sunting
撫棺痛哭 sunting
撫躬自問 sunting
- to perform self-examination; to examine one's conscience; to examine oneself
撫今追昔 sunting
扼喉撫背 sunting
憶昔撫今 sunting
撫髀興嘆 sunting
- to sigh in disappointment (said of one living in retirement but still burning with ambition)
臥薪嘗膽 sunting
- Etymology
From the story of the King Goujian of Yue (5th century B.C.), who forced himself to sleep on firewood and lick a gallbladder everyday to remember the humiliation of his previous defeat by the State of Wu.
- Idiom
- to undergo self-imposed hardships; to nurse vengeance; to endure hardships to accomplish some ambition
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阿諛奉承 sunting
- flattering and fawning, sweet-talking
喜怒哀樂 sunting
酸甜苦辣 sunting
- Synonyms
酸甜苦辣鹹 sunting
不務正業 sunting
生老病死 sunting
青紅皂白 sunting
- Derived terms
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愛恨情仇 sunting
抑揚頓挫 sunting
- rising and falling in cadence; intonation; speaking in measured tones; (of speech) cadenced
失魂落魄 sunting
- driven to distraction; panic-stricken; to lose one's wits
你死我活 sunting
- irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist
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形同陌路 sunting
- to treat each other as passers-by; to act as if they are strangers
人生如夢 sunting
漁夫之利 sunting
並行不悖 sunting
燙手山芋 sunting
- hot potato (awkward or delicate problem)
居高臨下 sunting
本末倒置 sunting
板上釘釘 sunting
- that clinches it; an already decided and unalterable matter
舉手之勞 sunting
- something that requires little effort; no trouble at all
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背道而馳 sunting
- to run in opposite directions, to run counter to, to be inconsistent with
泛泛而談 sunting
- to talk in generalities
江河日下 sunting
敢做敢當 sunting
- willing to take action, then live with the consequences
弱不禁風 sunting
唾手可得 sunting
- Synonyms
- (Taiwan) 垂手可得
梟首示眾 sunting
出生入死 sunting
五體投地 sunting
- prostrating oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity
不愁衣食 sunting
- very wealthy
妄自尊大 sunting
- self-arrogance, megalomania
體無完膚 sunting
- cuts and bruises all over; severely injured
- completely refuted; scathingly criticised; to be picked to pieces
虎視眈眈 sunting
- to glare like a tiger watching its prey; to glare at with fierceness; to keep a vigilant eye on; to eye covetously
朝夕難保 sunting
盤根錯節 sunting
- great tangled root system; complicated affair; complicated and difficult to deal with
僧多粥少 / 粥少僧多 sunting
靡靡之音 sunting
望風而靡 sunting
- scattered by the winds
- to be soundly defeated by the enemy; to be routed by the enemy
碌碌無為 sunting
落手落腳 sunting
- (Cantonese) to get one's hands dirty; to involve oneself in doing work
合作無間 sunting
- to have good collaboration with someone; to cooperate in perfect harmony
大智若愚 sunting
- having great intelligence but appearing foolish; a man of great wisdom appearing slow-witted
電光石火 sunting
混淆是非 sunting
天方夜譚 sunting
- Etymology
The Chinese translation of the book series One Thousand and One Nights (also called Arabian Nights).
- Idiom
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吃苦耐勞 sunting
千辛萬苦 sunting
殺雞儆猴 sunting
- Kill the chicken to warn the monkey; make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer.
- Synonyms
殺雞嚇猴 sunting
- to punish an individual as an example to others
- Synonyms
殺一儆百 sunting
- to warn by example
- Synonyms
聰明伶俐 sunting
- clever and quick-witted
泛濫成災 sunting
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- Idiom
眾志成城 sunting
- Etymology
- 5th – 4th century B.C.:, Zuo Qiuming, zh:s:國語/秋水
- Idiom
- The will of the masses forge a stronghold.
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千載一遇 sunting
之乎者也 sunting
- Etymology
The four common modal particles in Classical Chinese.
- Idiom
- unintelligible speech or article filled with archaisms; pedantic expressions; grandiloquent speech; semi-incomprehensible talk
身外之物 sunting
我行我素 sunting
屢教不改 sunting
- to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible
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- Synonyms
難以置信 sunting
悠哉悠哉 sunting
吃喝拉撒睡 sunting
世外桃源 sunting
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- Idiom
- The Peach Blossom Land; unexpectedly fantastic place off the beaten path, usually an unspoiled wilderness of great beauty
- Synonyms
挹彼注茲 sunting
自吹自擂 sunting
- to toot one's own horn; to boast about oneself
不可思議 sunting
- Etymology
Literally: cannot ponder the significance of
- Idiom
- inconceivable; unimaginable; incomprehensible
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- (Buddhism) incomprehensible by the human mind
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入鄉隨俗 sunting
- Etymology
Literally: When entering a village, follow the customs.
- Idiom
- Synonyms
大同小異 sunting
- almost the same; almost identical; similar in most respects
天長地久 sunting
- enduring as the universe; everlasting and unchanging
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班門弄斧 sunting
- show off one's inferior talent or skill in front of an expert
德高望重 sunting
事後諸葛亮 sunting
- expert in hindsight; to have pseudo-intellectual opinion after the fact but not before
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胡攪蠻纏 sunting
- to pester somebody endlessly; to be unreasonable; to plague somebody with unreasonable demands; to argue tediously and vexatiously
全神貫注 sunting
身陷囹圄 sunting
- to be behind bars
鮮為人知 sunting
傾家蕩產 sunting
過河拆橋 sunting
- to burn one's bridges; to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
- Synonyms
言歸於好 sunting
- to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
不揣冒昧 sunting
同病相憐 sunting
- in the same boat; fellow sufferers sympathise with each other; misery loves company
淚流滿面 sunting
濫竽充數 sunting
- Etymology
- c. 280–233 B.C.: Han Fei, Han Feizi/Chapter 30. Inner Assortment of Parables: The Seven Tactics, Part 1 (《韓非子·內儲說上七術第三十》)
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- Idiom
津津樂道 sunting
津津有味 sunting
有頭無尾 sunting
喧賓奪主 sunting
- a minor issue takes precedence over a major one; a minor player upstages the main attraction
婦孺皆知 sunting
摸稜兩可 sunting
美其名曰 sunting
實話實說 sunting
- to speak the truth; to call a spade a spade
派上用場 sunting
- to come in handy; to become useful
嶄露頭角 sunting
- (of talent) to come to the fore; to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
四海為家 sunting
弄假成真 sunting
- to turn simulation into reality unintentionally; fantasy becomes reality
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任人唯親 sunting
- to appoint people by favouritism; nepotism
懸樑刺股 sunting
- to study diligently
玩世不恭 sunting
- to despise worldly conventions; to be cynical; frivolous
如意算盤 sunting
- Derived terms
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一臂之力 sunting
興致勃勃 sunting
- full of interest and enthusiasm
不了了之 sunting
- to leave something unresolved
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守株待兔 sunting
- Etymology
From a story in Han Feizi.
- Idiom
狐假虎威 sunting
- to use powerful connections to intimidate people
雪中送炭 sunting
- to help someone in their hour of need
趁火打劫 sunting
- Synonyms
逆水行舟 sunting
- to diligently engage in one's studies (like a boat going against the currents)
- to go against the tide
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- Derived terms
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陳腔濫調 sunting
- (usually of writing) hackneyed; unoriginal; innovative; stereotyped
陳詞濫調 sunting
無與倫比 sunting
- beyond compare; incomparable; unrivaled; unequalled; in a class of its own
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好學不倦 sunting
破財消災 sunting
山崩地裂 sunting
- Idiom
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雷厲風行 sunting
- (when carrying out orders, policies, etc.) vigorously and speedily; vigorously and resolutely; swift and decisive
如醉如痴 sunting
囂張跋扈 sunting
- arrogant and despotic; domineering and aggressive
生意興隆 sunting
- thriving and prosperous business or trade (often as a greeting)
形影不離 sunting
- inseparable like form and shadow
靈機一動 sunting
上房揭瓦 sunting
- Derived terms
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沉魚落雁 sunting
- Etymology
From Zhuangzi ("Discussion on Making All Things Equal"):
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- Idiom
風土人情 sunting
賢妻良母 sunting
- a Good Wife, Wise Mother; the ideal role for a woman in the traditional Chinese society
洪爐燎髮 sunting
- Synonyms
淨身出戶 sunting
- (usually of a man) to leave without taking any property after divorce; to leave a marriage with nothing (no possessions or properties)
耳熟能詳 sunting
- heard a million times, to the point where one can recite it in one's sleep; well-worn (phrase)
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笑掉大牙 sunting
中流砥柱 sunting
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- Etymology
From the so-called Mount Dizhu (砥柱山), which is situated midstream of the Yellow River, splitting its flow.
- Idiom
一問一答 sunting
- to ask and answer interchangeably or successively
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特立獨行 sunting
- independent in mind and action; unconventional and strong-minded
人云亦云 sunting
胡言亂語 sunting
- drivel; nonsense; gibberish; double Dutch
- to talk nonsense; to drivel
一貧如洗 sunting
不痛不癢 sunting
- not getting to the substance of the matter; perfunctory; superficial
- hesitant and equivocal in attitude (when dealing with a matter)
如意郎君 sunting
身體力行 sunting
- to practice what one preaches; to set an example by personally taking part
衣錦還鄉 sunting
青春年少 sunting
- to be quite young
乳臭未乾 sunting
風塵碌碌 sunting
春風化雨 sunting
大海撈針 sunting
- find a needle in a haystack
- Synonyms
誤人子弟 sunting
孟母三遷 sunting
- (of parents) to be concerned with their children's growth
危在旦夕 sunting
烏合之眾 sunting
- disorderly group of people; mob; rabble
白手起家 sunting
- to go from rags to riches; to start an enterprise from scratch; to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- Synonyms
愣頭愣腦 sunting
永無止境 sunting
- without an end; endless; never-ending; boundless
安於現狀 sunting
- to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress); to take things as they are
強詞奪理 sunting
體貼入微 sunting
- to be extremely considerate towards someone; to be very considerate and thoughtful; to look after with meticulous care
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嫁禍於人 sunting
- to shift the blame on others; to pass the buck
東山再起 sunting
- Etymology
Based on Xie An (Templat:w2) of the Jin (晉) dynasty, who quit his office and lived in seclusion in Dongshan (a mountain in Zhejiang, China), but later returned to office.
- Idiom
自知之明 sunting
- wisdom of self-knowledge
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安家落戶 sunting
可望而不可即 sunting
- in sight but unattainable; within sight but beyond reach; inaccessible
莊周夢蝶 sunting
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- Etymology
From a tale in the book Zhuangzi:
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- Idiom
- (figuratively, philosophy) one is never certain whether what one sees is reality or illusion; changeable nature of human life
皮包骨頭 sunting
自相殘殺 sunting
- to slaughter members of the same group; to kill each other
血氣方剛 sunting
- (usually of youth) hot-blooded; full of vigour; buoyant and impetuous
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聲名狼藉 sunting
- infamous, having an extremely bad reputation
- Synonyms
一言堂 sunting
- Antonyms
群言堂 sunting
- Antonyms
有目無珠 sunting
有眼無珠 sunting
脣齒相依 sunting
- (figuratively) to be closely related and mutually dependent (like the lips and teeth)
相依為命 sunting
- to depend on each other for survival; to rely on one another for life. Usually said of siblings whose parents have deceased, or a parent and a child when the other parent is no longer around, etc.
脣亡齒寒 sunting
- Etymology
From the Commentary of Zuo:
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- Idiom
娓娓動聽 sunting
- talk in an impressive way; smooth-spoken; speak with absorbing interest; vivid and interesting
不堪一擊 sunting
- cannot withstand a single blow; collapse at the first blow
破爛不堪 sunting
不堪回首 sunting
- cannot bear to look back on; to find it unbearable to recall
千真萬確 sunting
- absolutely true; one can swear it is true
面無表情 sunting
- stolid; showing little expression on the face
不擇手段 sunting
- (derogatory) to take any measures to do something; to stop at nothing; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
直截了當 sunting
言過其實 sunting
- Etymology
From Guanzi:
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- Idiom
- to overstate the facts; to stretch the truth; to exaggerate
大顯身手 sunting
- to display all of one's capabilities; to strut one's stuff
悶悶不樂 sunting
沉默寡言 sunting
壓力山大 sunting
- Etymology
Similar-sounding rendition of 亞歷山大/亚历山大 (“Alexander; Alexandra”).
- Idiom
積少成多 sunting
- to accumulate little by little; many small things add to something great
相濡以沫 sunting
- Etymology
From Zhuangzi (ca. 3rd – 2nd centuries B.C.):
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- Idiom
- (figuratively) to help each other pull through a crisis; mutual help when both are in humble situations
- (figuratively, of a loving couple) to accompany each other through times of prosperity and hardships till the end of time
不予理睬 sunting
付之一笑 sunting
- to laugh something off; to dismiss with a laugh
去蕪存菁 sunting
毋庸置疑 sunting
一頭霧水 sunting
- to be completely muddle-headed; to be baffled
潛移默化 sunting
- to influence secretly; to change due to unnoticeable influence
語無倫次 sunting
- to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech
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家常便飯 sunting
腰酸背痛 sunting
一肚子壞水 sunting
- (derogatory, of a person) to be full of tricks; to be full of evil intentions
千古罪人 sunting
條分縷析 sunting
化雨春風 sunting
東風化雨 sunting
- (figuratively) good fortune and education
百年樹人 sunting
- (figuratively) it takes a long time for good education to bear fruit
百年大計 sunting
百年不遇 sunting
- (figuratively) once-in-a-hundred-years (event); not seen in a hundred years
不龜手藥 sunting
裝瘋賣傻 sunting
- to play the fool; to feign ignorance or madness
大勢已去 sunting
- the game is as good as lost; that ship has sailed
旁若無人 sunting
口耳相傳 sunting
- to be passed down orally (from generation to generation)
無一幸免 sunting
暗送秋波 sunting
- (of a woman) to give someone the eye; to cast coquettish glances at someone
- (derogatory) to curry favour with someone secretly
辭舊迎新 sunting
- Synonyms
拖泥帶水 sunting
- (derogatory) to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush
雕蟲小技 sunting
債務累累 sunting
以身作則 sunting
時不我待 sunting
- Etymology
The word order features the inversion of verb (待) and object (我) in negative sentences in Classical Chinese.
- Idiom
光陰荏苒 sunting
按部就班 sunting
- to do something in an orderly manner; to follow the prescribed order
- (figuratively) to keep to the conventional ways
悔過自新 sunting
錦囊妙計 sunting
自告奮勇 sunting
- to offer to do something voluntarily and enthusiastically; to volunteer for
當頭棒喝 sunting
- (Buddhism, of a novice monk) to receive a blow with a stick or a yell by his master to bring about instant realization or awakening
- (figuratively) stern warning; wake-up call
金盆洗手 sunting
開誠布公 sunting
- to wear one's heart on one's sleeve; to be frank and sincere
突發奇想 sunting
- to suddenly come up with an ingenious idea; to suddenly be inspired to do something
一筆勾銷 sunting
- to write off at one stroke; to cancel once and for all
一廂情願 sunting
做牛做馬 sunting
以貌取人 sunting
- to judge a book by its cover; to judge people by their appearance
不依不撓 sunting
不依不饒 sunting
三令五申 sunting
紅光滿面 sunting
前後不一 sunting
一勞永逸 sunting
- once and for all
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跳樑小丑 sunting
- a buffoon who performs antics; a contemptible rebel; a clumsy mischief-maker
人間蒸發 sunting
節哀順變 sunting
- Etymology
From The Book of Rites:
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- Idiom
- to restrain one's grief and accept fate (used to console family of a deceased person); my condolences; rest in peace
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翻山越嶺 sunting
垂涎三尺 sunting
河水不犯井水 sunting
- two things keeping to themselves
井水不犯河水 sunting
- “wellwater not interfering with the river water”—two things keeping to themselves; everyone minding their own business
堅貞不屈 sunting
- faithful and unyielding
愁眉不展 sunting
- to wear a sad or distressed expression
早生貴子 sunting
塚中枯骨 sunting
披星戴月 sunting
徐娘半老 sunting
- the woman in her thirty-forties; be already in her middle age
低三下四 sunting
面面相覷 sunting
跌打損傷 sunting
- (traditional Chinese medicine) fractures or other injuries from falls, blows, contusions, sprains and so on; all musculoskeletal injuries
傷筋動骨 sunting
- (traditional Chinese medicine) to have a sprain or fracture
- (figuratively) to suffer from serious injury; to have major mishap or changes
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一念之差 sunting
- the difference caused by a single thought; momentary slip; ill-considered action
烏煙瘴氣 sunting
- (of an atmosphere) filled with black smoke and toxic gas; turgid atmosphere; pandemonium
青梅竹馬 sunting
- Etymology
From a poem by Tang dynasty poet Li Bai:
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- Idiom
- a girl and a boy playing innocently together; a man and a woman who had an innocent affection for each other in childhood; childhood sweethearts
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憤世嫉俗 sunting
- to be cynical; to be embittered
守口如瓶 sunting
- to keep one's mouth shut; to remain tight-lipped
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曠日持久 sunting
啞口無言 sunting
- not speaking in response to interrogated or refuted
千變萬化 sunting
- an innumerable amount of changes; countless changes
人神共憤 sunting
願賭服輸 sunting
- If one participates a gamble willingly, one has to bear all the consequence of losing.
橫行無忌 sunting
氣宇軒昂 sunting
經天緯地 sunting
- Etymology
經 (to weave vertically) + 天 (the heavens) + 緯 (to weave horizontally) + 地 (the earth)
- Idiom
- Derived terms
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進酒作樂 sunting
不可開交 sunting
- unable to break away from one's duties or tasks; can't catch a break
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不形於色 sunting
- one's facial expression does not reveal any emotion; to not reveal any emotion on one's face
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基情四射 sunting
- Etymology
Based on 激情四射; see 基情 for more.
- Idiom
久而久之 sunting
喊聲震天 sunting
- loud screams and shouting seemingly shakes the heavens
皇親國戚 sunting
招降納順 sunting
- (archaic) to entreat the enemy to surrender and allow those who are obedient (to the government) to rejoin society
惠風和暢 sunting
- a gentle breeze is freely blowing
天下歸心 sunting
半斤八兩 sunting
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人頭湧湧 sunting
拾金不昧 sunting
一蹶不振 sunting
淚如泉湧 sunting
鋪霜湧雪 sunting
- Etymology
Literally: blanketed with frost and piled on with snow
- Idiom
- rapidly and continually increasing in number
鋤強扶弱 sunting
- to suppress the strong and aid the weak
一派胡言 sunting
不可理喻 sunting
- to defy reason; to be unreasonable because of stupidity or stubbornness
一掃而空 sunting
一波三折 sunting
- (originally) calligraphic flourish with many twists
- (figuratively) to be full of ups and downs; to have many twists and turns
一表人才 sunting
不折不扣 sunting
不明不白 sunting
不堪設想 sunting
- too dreadful to contemplate; too horrible to imagine
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八仙過海,各顯神通 sunting
- everybody using their talents to achieve a common goal
不可或缺 sunting
佛口蛇心 sunting
- Synonyms
趕盡殺絕 sunting
- to drive away and kill all; to kill to the last one; to exterminate
天災人禍 sunting
刀山火海 sunting
成行成市 sunting
- (of many stalls and shops) to gather to become a brisk market; to be flourishing; to be booming
大錯特錯 sunting
愁眉苦臉 sunting
- with knitted brows and a doleful look; looking distressed
無所事事 sunting
- to have nothing to do
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勞燕分飛 sunting
- the shrike (伯勞/伯劳) and the swallow (燕) part and fly in different directions
- (figuratively) two lovers part
批碗摔箸 sunting
再接再厲 sunting
猴年馬月 sunting
- Etymology
From 驢年馬月/驴年马月 (“year of the donkey (in the Zodiac); God knows when”).
Alternatively, from dialectal 何年嘛月 (“what year, what month?”).
- Idiom
細思恐極 sunting
喜大普奔 sunting
- Etymology
Acrostic-style contraction of four synonymous idioms (see below), producing a four-character word that resembles a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).
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- Idiom
一籌莫展 sunting
一馬當先 sunting
- to gallop at the head; to take the lead; to be in the foremost rank
來歷不明 sunting
不一而足 sunting
不謀而合 sunting
不勞而獲 sunting
不可多得 sunting
不眠不休 sunting
不足為奇 sunting
- to be commonplace and not at all surprising
乏人問津 sunting
朗朗上口 sunting
五彩繽紛 sunting
兄友弟恭 sunting
冬暖夏涼 sunting
心高氣傲 sunting
百無一二 sunting
- there are no more than a few people left
獨一無二 sunting
比手畫腳 sunting
- to use movement of either the hands or of some other body limb in order to supplement that which can not be expressed in words; to use sign language; to communicate by using hand gestures
比手劃腳 sunting
心知肚明 sunting
- to be well aware
- Synonyms
心照不宣 sunting
- A tacit understanding or verbal agreement.
可圈可點 sunting
- (of performance, achievement, etc) praiseworthy; remarkable; commendable
矯枉過正 sunting
- to overcorrect; to hypercorrect; to overcompensate
奄奄一息 sunting
一塌糊塗 sunting
- in a complete mess; in an awful condition; a kettle of fish
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一模一樣 sunting
一五一十 sunting
- Etymology
From counting by fives.
- Idiom
- (of narrating) in full detail
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空前絕後 sunting
- unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
騎驢找馬 sunting
- (figuratively, colloquial) to settle for what one has for the moment (e.g. job, girlfriend, etc.) while actively looking for something better
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過目難忘 sunting
- to be hard to forget when one has run eyes over something; unforgettable
塵埃落定 sunting
- Etymology
Compare the English phrase dust settle.
- Idiom
- (of a matter) to be finalised; to get sorted out
橫空出世 sunting
- Etymology
From the 1935 poem 《念奴嬌·昆侖》 by Mao Zedong.
- Idiom
- to appear suddenly; to appear out of the ordinary; to be spectacular
一無所獲 sunting
- have no gain
逃之夭夭 sunting
- Etymology
Alteration of the originally unrelated idiom 桃之夭夭 (“splendid and lush flowers of the peaches”), by replacing 桃 (“peach”) with 逃 (“to escape”).
- Idiom
- to decamp; to take to one's heels
重蹈覆轍 sunting
壽終正寢 sunting
- to die at a ripe old age
煥然一新 sunting
- brand new; changed beyond recognition
落落大方 sunting
- poised and uninhibited
味同嚼蠟 sunting
蟾宮折桂 sunting
- Etymology
The phrase alludes to several Chinese legends: one that credited the phases of the moon to a great osmanthus tree (桂) growing and shedding its leaves and blossoms each month; another granting the immortal Chang'e an enormous mansion on the moon (月宮/月宫), whose grounds included the tree; another (older than the Chang'e stories) seeing a pareidolic toad in the shadows of the moon and associating the toad with good luck and wealth (金蟾). Branches of sweet-smelling blossoms from the tree were thought to (rarely) fall to Earth and grant good luck to whosoever found them. The association with the tests had to do with the holding of the examinations around the time of the blossoming of the osmanthus and the Mid-Autumn Festival honoring its connections to the moon and Chang'e.
- Idiom
- (historical) to pass the imperial examination
肺腑之言 sunting
千言萬語 sunting
饑饉薦臻 sunting
畢其功於一役 sunting
- to accomplish the task in one stroke
不亦樂乎 sunting
- Etymology
From The Analects:
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- Idiom
其樂無窮 sunting
空穴來風 sunting
鬱鬱寡歡 sunting
- Synonyms
悒鬱寡歡 sunting
- Synonyms
不求甚解 sunting
- to not seek deep understanding; to read or know things on a superficial level
一言不發 sunting
洛陽紙貴 sunting
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- Idiom
- (of a literary work, e.g. a new book) to be all the rage for a time; to be immensely popular
飲鴆止渴 sunting
魯魚亥豕 sunting
- Etymology
Confusing the character 魯 with 魚, and 亥 with 豕.
- Idiom
- typographical errors caused by similar-looking characters
蛛絲馬跡 sunting
惺惺惜惺惺 sunting
- people of intelligence and talent appreciate one another; like-minded people relate well to each other
為虎作倀 sunting
談笑風生 sunting
敗兵折將 sunting
折箭為誓 sunting
- Etymology
The implication was that if one broke one's promise, one's fate would be similar to that of the arrow's.
- Idiom
無痕無影 sunting
海底摸針 sunting
- to look for a needle in a haystack
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四方八面 sunting
刣雞教猴 sunting
蜜餞砒霜 sunting
- sugarcoated poison; the flattering words of a vicious person
刀下留人 sunting
返老還童 sunting
- to recover one's youthful vigour; to become young again; to become rejuvenated in one's old age
直接了當 sunting
原原本本 sunting
一錘定音 sunting
秀外慧中 sunting
- (usually of a girl) good-looking and intelligent
裡應外合 sunting
五勞七傷 sunting
- (traditional Chinese medicine) “five strains and seven impairments”, five referring to the five viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
- (by extension) various disease risk factors and pathogenic factors
- (figuratively) prone to various diseases
無動於衷 sunting
烏七八糟 sunting
- everything in disorder; in a hideous mess; horribly messy
- filthy; despicable; disgusting
死心塌地 sunting
對號入座 sunting
- (literally) to take one's seat according to the number (on the ticket); to take the assigned seat
- (figuratively) to match people with descriptions; to associate oneself with something that appears similar; to take something personally
摩拳擦掌 sunting
驕奢淫逸 sunting
渾水摸魚 sunting
- to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
混水摸魚 sunting
鬼哭狼嚎 sunting
孤苦伶仃 sunting
- solitary and impoverished
負隅頑抗 sunting
- Etymology
A tale from Mencius:
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- Idiom
- (figuratively) to make a last-ditch fight (relying on a strategically inaccessible place or other conditions)
出謀劃策 sunting
- (sometimes derogatory) to put forward plans and ideas; to give advice
畢恭畢敬 sunting
兩鬢斑白 sunting
流連忘返 sunting
並駕齊驅 sunting
首屈一指 sunting
- Etymology
In Chinese culture, one common method of counting is to begin with an open hand, then begin folding the fingers into the palm starting with the thumb.
- Idiom
- first
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- number one; come first on the list; be matchless; be second to none; come out first; thumbs up
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明鏡高懸 sunting
- Etymology
According to Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, had a mirror which could show the good or evil of a person. This gave rise to the phrase.
- Idiom
- (figuratively) perspicacious and impartial in judgment
飢腸轆轆 sunting
沾沾自喜 sunting
- to feel complacent; to be pleased with oneself
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毛骨悚然 sunting
與眾不同 sunting
開天闢地 sunting
身懷六甲 sunting
- to be pregnant
葉公好龍 sunting
- (figuratively) to pretend to be fond of something while actually fearing it
餓殍遍野 sunting
- strewn with corpses of victims of starvation
一年之計在於春 sunting
一年半載 sunting
屍橫遍野 sunting
力不從心 sunting
下不為例 sunting
金童玉女 sunting
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- Idiom
- (Taoism) child attendants of the immortals
- (figuratively) innocent and lovely young children
- (figuratively) talented and good-looking couple; lovely young couple
七月流火 sunting
予取予求 sunting
- (literally) to seek and ask (something) of me
- (figuratively) to make unlimited demands; to demand everything
- (figuratively) to do as one pleases
束之高閣 sunting
- tied up in a bundle on a high shelf; to put something on the back burner
螳臂當車 sunting
- (figuratively) to overrate oneself and attempt something impossible
義憤填膺 sunting
一語成讖 sunting
- one's careless words (inauspiciously) turned out to be a prophecy
好花插在牛糞上 sunting
- Etymology
Literally: Pleasant flowers stuck into a pile of cow manure.
- Idiom
- a beautiful or talented woman marries an ugly or untalented husband
- Synonyms
干將莫邪 sunting
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- Idiom
朝秦暮楚 sunting
- (figuratively) to be quick to switch sides
齊大非偶 sunting
千錘百煉 sunting
虛與委蛇 sunting
- Etymology
From the book Zhuangzi:
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- Idiom
- pretense at complying; sham gestures of politeness
審時度勢 sunting
- to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock
前倨後恭 sunting
叱吒風雲 sunting
- able to command the sea and waves; to be all-powerful
自怨自艾 sunting
- to be full of remorse and self-reproach
便宜行事 sunting
- to act at one's discretion
暴虎馮河 sunting
稗官野史 sunting
官運亨通 sunting
- (of a political career) everything is going smoothly
厝火積薪 sunting
縱橫捭闔 sunting
- (figuratively) to manoeuvre amongst various political groupings
怙惡不悛 sunting
- to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance
博聞強識 sunting
- erudite; widely read and knowledgeable
呼天搶地 sunting
罪行累累 sunting
一曝十寒 sunting
量體裁衣 sunting
- to act according to actual circumstances
拾級而上 sunting
呶呶不休 sunting
歃血為盟 sunting
佶屈聱牙 sunting
- (of a text) difficult to read and understand
揠苗助長 sunting
- (figuratively) to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm
- Synonyms
拔苗助長 sunting
- (figuratively) to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm
- Synonyms
不蔓不枝 sunting
- (figuratively) succinct and to the point; written in a pithy and smooth style; concise
- Derived terms
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莘莘學子 sunting
載歌載舞 sunting
相形見絀 sunting
- pale by comparison
椎心泣血 sunting
畏葸不前 sunting
- to shrink back in fear
走火入魔 sunting
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- Idiom
- (Taoism, qigong, etc.) to experience serious negative physiological and psychological changes resulting from the “improper” practice of qigong or other self-cultivation techniques; to develop meditation psychosis
- (figuratively) to be obsessed with something as if one is possessed by demons; to be taken over by (something)
家徒四壁 sunting
一衣帶水 sunting
有名無實 sunting
故弄玄虛 sunting
- deliberately mystifying; to make something unnecessarily mysterious
火中取栗 sunting
- Etymology
From the fable The Monkey and the Cat.
- Idiom
- to pull chestnuts out of the fire; to be someone's cat's-paw
見怪不怪 sunting
平分秋色 sunting
虛懷若谷 sunting
- (figuratively) modest and open-minded
螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 sunting
想入非非 sunting
- to indulge in fantastical thoughts; to daydream
有恃無恐 sunting
事到如今 sunting
- as things stand; currently; getting this far; up to this point
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臨陣磨槍 sunting
探頭探腦 sunting
飽經滄桑 sunting
- to experience many vicissitudes; to have experienced many vicissitudes of life; to have lived through many changes
飽經風霜 sunting
- weather-beaten; having has one's fill of hardships; having experienced the hardship of life
飽食終日 sunting
- Derived terms
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飽學之士 sunting
- Etymology
From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- Idiom
飽以老拳 sunting
報仇雪恥 sunting
- to avenge a wrong and wipe out or erase humiliation; to take revenge for an insult
報喜不報憂 sunting
飽食終日,無所用心 sunting
飽漢不知餓漢飢 sunting
寶山空回 sunting
包治百病 sunting
- guaranteed to cure all illnesses; cure-all
霸王硬上弓 sunting
- Etymology
“Xiang Yu (the overlord) attaches the bowstring”.
It is said that the mighty leader Xiang Yu could bend a bow and attach the string with only one hand.
- Idiom
- (figuratively) to do something by force; (euphemistic) to force oneself upon (a female friend); to rape
半新不舊 sunting
半信半疑 sunting
包藏禍心 sunting
- to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
包攬詞訟 sunting
八面威風 sunting
八面玲瓏 sunting
- Synonyms
八面見光 sunting
- Synonyms
八面光 sunting
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跋前疐後 sunting
- to encounter obstacles ahead and behind; to be beset with difficulties; to be surrounded by problems
跋山涉水 sunting
把水攪渾 sunting
白璧微瑕 sunting
開花結果 sunting
- (figuratively) to yield positive results
包辦替代 sunting
包辦代替 sunting
遍體鱗傷 sunting
老夫老妻 sunting
怏怏不樂 sunting
三姑六婆 sunting
- Etymology
Refers to the three 姑:
and the six 婆:
- 牙婆 (“female human trafficker”),
- 媒婆 (“female matchmaker”),
- 師婆/师婆 (“sorceress”),
- 虔婆 (“female brothel keeper”),
- 藥婆/药婆 (“female doctor”), and
- 穩婆/稳婆 (“female midwife”).
In ancient China, women of these occupations often swindled money from people and were not reputable.
- Idiom
- women with disreputable or illegal professions
- (figuratively) (female) gossipmongers
一天到晚 sunting
金城湯池 sunting
- Synonyms