Vocabulary
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| 说来说去 說來說去 | (idiom) to talk back and forth; to say the same thing over and over | Idiom |
| 扫地出门 掃地出門 | lit. to sweep someone out the door (idiom); fig. to drive out and dispossess completely; to expel utterly | Idiom |
| 扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 | to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day | Idiom |
| 一表人才 一表人才 | (idiom) handsome and dignified in appearance; imposing presence | Idiom |
| 似水流年 似水流年 | (idiom) the fleeting years passing like flowing water; time slipping away | Idiom |
| 片甲不留 片甲不留 | not a single fragment of armor remains (idiom); fig. utterly defeated; wiped out; annihilated | Idiom |
| 夜长梦多 夜長夢多 | lit. a long night is full of dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites trouble; the longer the wait the more can go wrong | Idiom |
| 天打雷劈 天打雷劈 | lit. may heaven strike (one) with thunder and lightning (idiom); fig. used as a curse or self-imposed oath; may I be damned | Idiom |
| 擒贼先擒王 擒賊先擒王 | lit. to catch the bandits, first catch their leader (idiom); fig. to tackle the root of a problem first; go for the ringleader | Idiom |
| 月落乌啼 月落烏啼 | lit. the moon sets and crows caw (idiom); fig. a desolate, lonely scene in the dead of night | Idiom |
| 狮子大开口 獅子大開口 | lit. a lion opening its mouth wide (idiom); fig. to make exorbitant demands; to ask a sky-high price | Idiom |
| 好声好气 好聲好氣 | in a kindly tone and good temper (idiom); speaking gently and amiably | Idiom |
| 十指连心 十指連心 | lit. all ten fingers are linked to the heart (idiom); fig. injury to any part causes pain to the whole; deep mutual feeling | Idiom |
| 蝇头小利 蠅頭小利 | lit. profit as small as a fly's head (idiom); fig. petty gains; trifling advantage | Idiom |
| 春暖花开 春暖花開 | warm spring weather and blossoming flowers (idiom); fig. a fine spring scene; bright and promising conditions | Idiom |
| 死不悔改 死不悔改 | incorrigibly unrepentant (idiom); refusing to mend one's ways even unto death; stubbornly impenitent | Idiom |
| 蛇蝎心肠 蛇蠍心腸 | lit. the heart of a snake or scorpion (idiom); fig. venomous and cruel; malicious to the core | Idiom |
| 大展宏图 大展宏圖 | to unfold one's grand plans (idiom); to realize one's lofty ambitions; to achieve great things | Idiom |
| 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 | to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally | Idiom |
| 无情无义 無情無義 | completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless | Idiom |
| 三番五次 三番五次 | over and over again (idiom) | Idiom |
| 得天独厚 得天獨厚 | blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature | Idiom |
| 泼冷水 潑冷水 | to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm | Idiom |
| 衣食住行 衣食住行 | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs | Idiom |
| 理直气壮 理直氣壯 | in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful | Idiom |
| 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 | lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted | Idiom |
| 因人而异 因人而異 | varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual | Idiom |
| 天经地义 天經地義 | lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course | Idiom |
| 自私自利 自私自利 | everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish; mercenary | Idiom |
| 哭笑不得 哭笑不得 | lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; between laughter and tears | Idiom |
| 异想天开 異想天開 | to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy | Idiom |
| 倾家荡产 傾家蕩產 | to lose a family fortune (idiom) | Idiom |
| 无微不至 無微不至 | in every possible way (idiom); meticulous | Idiom |
| 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" | Idiom |
| 形影不离 形影不離 | inseparable (as form and shadow) | Idiom |
| 再接再厉 再接再厲 | to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts | Idiom |
| 一干二净 一乾二淨 | thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean | Idiom |
| 指手画脚 指手畫腳 | to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily | Idiom |
| 一事无成 一事無成 | to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere | Idiom |
| 大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 | grand reputation; renowned; famous | Idiom |
| 水落石出 水落石出 | as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light | Idiom |
| 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 | to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger | Idiom |
| 走投无路 走投無路 | to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate | Idiom |
| 不言而喻 不言而喻 | it goes without saying; it is self-evident | Idiom |
| 实事求是 實事求是 | lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic | Idiom |
| 当之无愧 當之無愧 | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) | Idiom |
| 千方百计 千方百計 | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | Idiom |
| 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 | to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild | Idiom |
| 名副其实 名副其實 | not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name | Idiom |
| 讨价还价 討價還價 | to haggle over price; to bargain | Idiom |