1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
1 self-explanatory
2 self-evident (idiom)
不辨菽麦
bù biàn shū mài
1 lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
1 great release of light (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
2 to worship
3 to deify
4 to make a holy cow of sth
5 to put sb on a pedestal
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
2 fig. enchanting scenery
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
1 to show one's colors
2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
明哲保身
míng zhé bǎo shēn
1 a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
2 to put one's own safety before matters of principle
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