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| 释义 | are —是be verb—有 v是 v当 vless common: 做 v • 成为 v • 存在 v • 属 v • 乃 v • 乃是 v Examples:rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray—礼乐崩坏 • 礼坏乐崩 lit. say grapes are sour when you can't eat them—说葡萄酸 advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible—进退有常 boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)—艇甲板 • 救生艇甲板 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment—风恬浪静 • 风平浪静 The good things in life are worth waiting for—好饭不怕晚 old habits are hard change (idiom); It is hard to throw off ingrained habits.—积习难改 (may also refer other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)—老头乐 "urban dependence disease" (sufferers are unwilling give up city comforts and return to the countryside)—城市依赖症 be among (those who are in a particular group)—名列 Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).—食色性也 particle signaling a pause, emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")—呢 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.—一丘之貉 strangers are first meeting, but soon friends—一次生，两次熟 fig. family ties are closer than social relations—血浓于水 lit. the weak are prey the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior—弱肉强食 Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM—白蜡树 fig. one's native place (where one's ancestors are buried)—坟茔 all the parts are in place, but small scale (Mencius)—具体而微 source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based—蓝本 goods in the command economy that are not graded by quality and uniformly priced—统货 agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable—不可知论 first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)—第一象限 if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age—少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning—苦尽甘来 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally—水到渠成 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); gossip about the neighbors—张家长，李家短 (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple—金童玉女 (Taiwan) religious ceremony in which offerings are made a deity—拜拜 young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried—大龄青年 preparations for war are in an advanced state—兵精粮足 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken—鸡飞蛋打 There are no poor soldiers under a good general—强将手下无弱兵 city heat island (i.e. large city centers are hotter)—城市热岛 gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed ina small pellet—珠茶 abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything you.—能者多劳 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service [idiom.]—勤俭为服务之本 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys [idiom.]—两国相争，不斩来使 lit. things are not separated according their size [idiom.]—事无巨细 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it be strung on a cord—印钮 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—不可同日而语 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept—千金一诺 "The wine´s gone bad and it cannot be sold"—酒酸不售 be taken dissolved in boiling water (of Chinese herbal medicine)—冲剂 "a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—证奴 be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)—陪葬 be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)—身处 Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported be the birthplace of Buddhism—摩揭陀 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—如鱼得水 be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)—刑舂 the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—为富不仁 fig. be endowed with extraordinary intelligence—智珠在握 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules—没有规矩，不成方圆 While the green hills last, there'll be wood burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.—留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones—既往不咎 (usually used in the negative) be of help or use—济事 be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc)—献殷勤 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out—没齿不忘 Take what you hear be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—耳听为虚，眼见为实 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed—生米做成熟饭 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public—家丑不可外传 able think of everything that needs to be thought of—心眼大 one's predestined fate is yet be fulfilled [idiom.]—前缘未了 be driven by strong sexual urge (to do sth) [idiom.]—色胆包天 be completely drained both emotionally and physically [idiom.]—神劳形瘁 be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels [idiom.]—狎妓冶游 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad [idiom.]—家丑不可外扬 ”surrender and your life will be spared” [idiom.]—缴枪不杀 (of one's name, reputation etc) be immortalized [idiom.]—流芳百世 be overly subjective and disregard the outside world [idiom.]—闭门造车 |
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