| 释义 |
Examples:dead but will not close the eyes (idiom); die with a remaining grievance—the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).—start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through—(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers—Heaven's net is wide meshed, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73).—the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)—lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action—strangers are first meeting, but soon friends—treat only the symptoms but not the root cause—all the parts are in place, but small scale (Mencius)—sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom); elegant but insincere words—discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)—(used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)—things have remained the same, but people have changed—many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others—fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance—The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).—lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart—woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp—pretense that turns inreality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true—neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral—the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him [idiom.]—lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best [idiom.]—unable accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything [idiom.]—Easy raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. [idiom.]—Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. [idiom.]— |