1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
2 to set the world to rights
3 to pass judgment on everything
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
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
乐极生悲
lè jí shēng bēi
1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lu:4
1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
3 a few words to clinch the point
穷奢极侈
qióng shē jí chǐ
1 extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
穷奢极欲
qióng shē jí yù
1 to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
罪大恶极
zuì dà è jí
1 guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
2 reprehensible
蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
1 lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
2 superficial contact (idiom)
装点门面
zhuāng diǎn mén miàn
1 lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
2 fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)
3 to keep up appearances
4 to put up a front
雷声大,雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
1 loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
2 action speaks louder than words
3 his bite is worse than his bark
点水
diǎn shuǐ
1 to skim
2 lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
3 skin-deep
点水不漏
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu
1 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
2 watertight
点睛
diǎn jīng
1 to dot in the eyes
2 fig. to add finishing touch
3 abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes
4 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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