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Examples:call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it—don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech the detriment of what you want to say—fig. sth you don't pay much attention to—if you ride a tiger, it's hard get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway—don't pass judgment until you've seen the end—definitive conclusion on the coffin lid (idiom); You can only judge a person's merits or demerits after death.—lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. demand exact compliance with instructions—pretend to understand when you don't—Do not do others what you would not have them do to you.—knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")—i look forward to hearing from you—(humble language) I'm sorry not have come to meet you personally—regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.—lit. even jumping inthe Yellow River can't get you clean—fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not—sorry bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)—you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—lit. if you agree bet you must accept to lose—with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect—May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request)—lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used it—fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy—I'm sorry the wine I offer you is so poor. (humble)—Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine destroy you.—When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do—It's all exaggeration, you don't need take it seriously—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do—May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)—the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience—lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree—unable help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.—If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—fig. with money, you can do anything you like—If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar ina needle.—you let me win (said politely after winning a game)—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.—lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows ina tree to shade you—I beg you partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)—believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—(respectful appellation for the addressee) you—Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!—you (used a superior or between persons of the same generation)—give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man fish and you feed him for a lifetime—You can't make progress by clinging old notions.—lit if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog [idiom.]—You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot. [idiom.]—even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come an end [idiom.]— |