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Examples:too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless repent after the event.—It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM—lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—old habits are hard change (idiom); It is hard to throw off ingrained habits.—The meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten—avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at save face—lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand—(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...—tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child—The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).—Each has his likes and dislikes (idiom). There is no accounting for tastes.—efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people—posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)—lit. dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general—transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)—animal that is harmful crops or to another species—when the root is firm, the branches flourish—interest (thing in which one is interested)—everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment—once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved—rootstock (stem onwhich a branch is grafted)—regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.—There is no point in crying over spilt milk.—chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew—technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts—lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)—go head to head (see who is best)—fig. the price is cheap but the product is beautiful; lit. a bargain buy—lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason—The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb)—The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.—ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words—name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province—There is always sth more learn (applied to art or learning).—character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied—To learn without thinking is confusing, think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)—love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)—things indirectly implied from what is said—fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—particle indicating that a previously asked question is be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")—lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion—Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination—see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth—lit. argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble—the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful—it is absolutely essential (follow the above instruction)—Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea—meaning of character is unclear, and no known compounds—lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible—observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come—unable help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.—fig. refuse be convinced until one is faced with grim reality—switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is disconnect the call)—bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto)—everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world—The net of heaven is wide, but no-one escapes.—where there is injustice, there will be an outcry—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance—circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius—fig. it is hard get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations—Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.—the people's livelihood is reduced destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment—the masses rise attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.—act according to whatever is the current outlook—there is a rock every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock—say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear—promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful [idiom.]—our luck is in, everything is going smoothly [idiom.]—everything is ready, all we need is an east wind [idiom.]—The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.—one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [idiom.]—If one is industrious, one will not be in want. [idiom.]—one's predestined fate is yet be fulfilled [idiom.]—control a key point is to be master of the situation [idiom.]—saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda [idiom.]—choose what is good and hold fast to it [idiom.]—lit. fight it out with sb to see who is best [idiom.]—(emphasizes that sth. is precisely or exactly as stated)—value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth. because it is one's own—When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. [idiom.]—(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb. who is sound asleep—One careless move and the whole game is lost. [idiom.]—lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon—there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people [idiom.]—throw stones at sb. who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down—enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels—be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)—making a deer out be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation—bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates—lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)—there can never be too much deception in war—"a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—(old) stones that can be rolled down onan attacking enemy—lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed be the coldest days of the year—when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers—lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public—be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others—able think of everything that needs to be thought of—no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has be ruthless.—be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)—Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure be ill-intentioned. [idiom.]—may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea [idiom.]—what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail [idiom.]—(of one's name, reputation etc) be immortalized [idiom.]—be respected in life and lamented in death [idiom.]—too numerous be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) [idiom.]—be unprepared and seek help at the last minute [idiom.]—be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away [idiom.]—remove sth that could be used as a pretext [idiom.]—be completely drained both emotionally and physically [idiom.]— |