1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
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
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
2 to know sth inside out
3 to know sth by heart
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
2 all one's geese are swans
瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò
1 when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
皮包骨头
pí bāo gǔ tóu
1 to be all skin and bones (idiom)
2 also written 皮包骨[pí bāo gǔ]
皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào
1 to put on a fake smile (idiom)
2 to smile insincerely
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
2 very unhappy (idiom)
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
1 to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
2 to talk incessant nonsense
3 blah blah
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
2 to talk until one is blue in the face
3 to repeat again and again
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