1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
1 deathbed struggle
2 final struggle (idiom)
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
2 Long may you live!
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
2 close in spirit although far away
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà
1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
2 to go beyond old ideas
3 advancing all the time
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
2 fig. extremely difficult
3 far from an easy task
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
2 fig. two hearts beating as one
3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
2 two hearts beating as one
3 (of a couple) inseparable
瘦死的骆驼比马大
shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà
1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
货比三家
huò bǐ sān jiā
1 to comparison shop (idiom)
2 comparison shopping
货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
1 shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
开诚布公
kāi chéng bù gōng
1 lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
2 plain speaking
3 Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
4 to put one's cards on the table
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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