Vocabulary
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| 目无尊长 目無尊長 | to show no respect for elders or superiors; insolent toward one's betters (idiom) | Idiom |
| 不世之功 不世之功 | an unparalleled achievement (idiom); a feat without equal in any age | 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 |
| 大做文章 大做文章 | lit. to make a big essay out of something (idiom); fig. to make a big fuss over a minor matter; to exploit an issue | Idiom |
| 无所畏惧 無所畏懼 | to be utterly fearless (idiom); to be afraid of nothing | Idiom |
| 人才辈出 人才輩出 | talented people emerging in large numbers (idiom); a steady flow of gifted individuals, generation after generation | Idiom |
| 高山仰止 高山仰止 | lit. to gaze up at a high mountain (idiom); fig. to look up to someone of lofty virtue or great achievement with admiration | Idiom |
| 不远万里 不遠萬里 | lit. not considering ten thousand li too far (idiom); fig. to travel a great distance regardless of the hardship | Idiom |
| 水火之中 水火之中 | lit. in the midst of water and fire (idiom); fig. in dire suffering; in extreme misery and danger | Idiom |
| 一匡天下 一匡天下 | to bring order to the whole realm (idiom); to set the world right; to unify and stabilize the country | Idiom |
| 日以继夜 日以繼夜 | by day and by night (idiom); day and night without rest; round the clock | Idiom |
| 飞龙在天 飛龍在天 | a flying dragon in the sky (idiom); fig. a great man in a position of power and prominence | Idiom |
| 摧眉折腰 摧眉折腰 | lit. to lower one's brows and bend one's back (idiom); fig. to bow and scrape; to be servile; to grovel | Idiom |
| 水来土掩 水來土掩 | lit. when floods come, dam them with earth (idiom); fig. to counter each threat with a fitting measure as it arises | Idiom |
| 心如死灰 心如死灰 | lit. the heart like dead ashes (idiom); fig. hopeless and dispirited; utterly disheartened; without ambition or feeling | Idiom |
| 箭在弦上 箭在弦上 | lit. the arrow is on the bowstring (idiom); fig. matters have reached a point of no return; action is unavoidable | Idiom |
| 九州四海 九州四海 | lit. the Nine Provinces and Four Seas (idiom); fig. the whole of China; the entire country; all the land under heaven | Idiom |
| 超然物外 超然物外 | to stand aloof from worldly affairs (idiom); detached and transcendent; above material concerns | Idiom |
| 冰炭不同器 冰炭不同器 | lit. ice and charcoal cannot share the same vessel (idiom); fig. two incompatible things cannot coexist | Idiom |
| 乱点鸳鸯 亂點鴛鴦 | lit. to pair off mandarin ducks at random (idiom); fig. to make ill-matched marriages; to pair people up wrongly | Idiom |
| 渔翁之利 漁翁之利 | the fisherman's profit (idiom); the advantage gained by a third party when two others contend | Idiom |
| 雕虫末伎 雕蟲末伎 | lit. the petty skill of carving insects (idiom); fig. trifling literary or technical skill (self-deprecating) | Idiom |
| 栋梁之材 棟樑之材 | lit. timber for ridgepoles and beams (idiom); fig. a person of great talent fit for high responsibility | Idiom |
| 鱼传尺素 魚傳尺素 | lit. a letter carried by a fish (idiom); fig. to send a letter; correspondence | Idiom |
| 代拆代行 代拆代行 | to act on sb's behalf, handling correspondence and making decisions for them (idiom) | Idiom |
| 伐功矜能 伐功矜能 | to brag of one's exploits and parade one's abilities (idiom) | Idiom |
| 心狠手毒 心狠手毒 | vicious and ruthless; cruel and merciless (idiom) | Idiom |
| 砺带河山 礪帶河山 | lit. (an oath enduring until) the rivers shrink to a belt and mountains to a whetstone (idiom); fig. an everlasting pledge | Idiom |
| 艰难困苦 艱難困苦 | hardships and difficulties; trials and tribulations (idiom) | Idiom |
| 担雪填井 擔雪填井 | lit. to fill a well by carrying snow (idiom); fig. to make a futile, wasted effort | Idiom |
| 剖心析肝 剖心析肝 | lit. to cut open one's heart and liver (idiom); fig. to bare one's heart; with utter sincerity | Idiom |
| 如切如磋 如切如磋 | lit. as if cut and filed (idiom); fig. to cultivate oneself diligently; learning through mutual discussion and refinement | Idiom |
| 不阴不阳 不陰不陽 | lit. neither yin nor yang (idiom); fig. ambiguous; equivocal; neither one thing nor the other; with a sarcastic edge | Idiom |
| 十八般兵器 十八般兵器 | the eighteen kinds of weapons (idiom); fig. all manner of skills and abilities | Idiom |
| 龙威燕颔 龍威燕頷 | majestic as a dragon with a swallow's jaw (idiom); fig. an imposing and dignified martial bearing | Idiom |
| 高山景行 高山景行 | lit. lofty mountains and great roads (idiom); fig. noble virtue worthy of admiration and emulation | Idiom |
| 龙章凤姿 龍章鳳姿 | with the bearing of a dragon and the grace of a phoenix (idiom); of striking and noble appearance | Idiom |
| 罪当万死 罪當萬死 | a crime deserving ten thousand deaths (idiom); a heinous and unforgivable offense | Idiom |
| 不留余地 不留餘地 | to leave no room for maneuver (idiom); to act ruthlessly without leaving any leeway | Idiom |
| 无耻之尤 無恥之尤 | the height of shamelessness (idiom); utterly without shame | Idiom |
| 性烈如火 性烈如火 | fiery in temperament (idiom); hot-tempered; of a fierce and impetuous nature | Idiom |
| 毒蛇猛兽 毒蛇猛獸 | venomous snakes and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. cruel and dangerous people; vicious evildoers | Idiom |
| 惊才绝艳 驚才絕豔 | of astonishing talent and dazzling brilliance (idiom); extraordinarily gifted and splendid | Idiom |
| 深入骨髓 深入骨髓 | to penetrate to the bone marrow (idiom); deeply ingrained; (of hatred or feeling) profound and intense | Idiom |
| 昭昭在目 昭昭在目 | perfectly clear before one's eyes (idiom); plain to see; evident and unmistakable | Idiom |
| 陂湖禀量 陂湖稟量 | lit. the capacity of a lake (idiom); fig. broad-minded and magnanimous; a generous, tolerant character | Idiom |
| 首尾共济 首尾共濟 | lit. head and tail working together (idiom); fig. all parts cooperating; mutual support from beginning to end | Idiom |
| 旧恨新仇 舊恨新仇 | old grievances and new grudges (idiom); accumulated bitterness and resentment | Idiom |
| 摧心剖肝 摧心剖肝 | lit. to crush the heart and cut the liver (idiom); fig. overwhelming grief; heartbroken to the core | Idiom |
| 他山之石 他山之石 | lit. stones from another mountain (idiom); fig. advice or example from others that can help correct one's own faults | Idiom |