1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
3 people who will sink or swim together
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
1 to hit the target with a single shot
2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
2 to say sth spot on
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
1 What brings you here? (idiom)
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
好样的
hǎo yàng de
1 (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
1 Every family goes through its problems. (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
批郤导窾
pī xì dǎo kuǎn
1 to get right to the heart of the matter (idiom)
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
2 hoisted by one's own petard
撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的
chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de
1 fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
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