1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2 fig. hell freezes over
3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
2 to go as fast as possible
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
2 tied down by family obligations
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
有则改之,无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
2 fig. to do one's bit to help
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
2 to enrage people and make matters worse
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