| 释义 |
Examples:open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything—lest all under heaven's not in chaos and disorder—worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)—goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.—deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe—A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—real location (not a film studio set or theater)—outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems—not reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)—(car) accident where the driver is not held responsible—not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents—may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of—take things calmly (idiom); not losing one's cool—Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.—lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains—A summer insect (which does not live see winter) cannot talk about ice—Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound succeed eventually.—housekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live with them—native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)—not shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed—outsider (i.e. not expected win a race or championship)—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol—lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree—not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant—being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)—Knowledge is not innate man, how can we overcome doubt?—minister not afraid give forthright criticism—not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives—lit. not stop until one reaches the Yellow River [idiom.]— |