Nirvana in Fire

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胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings; double Dutch Idiom ∼HSK 5
胆大包天 膽大包天 dǎn dà bāo tiān reckless; extremely daring Idiom ∼HSK 5
炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor) Idiom ∼HSK 5
深不可测 深不可測 shēn bù kě cè deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths; incomprehensible; enigmatic and impossible to predict Idiom ∼HSK 5
风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú lit. covered in dust (idiom); fig. travel-worn Idiom ∼HSK 5
天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán - dì dòng (idiom) bitterly cold; frigid Idiom ∼HSK 5
口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again Idiom ∼HSK 5
出其不意 出其不意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard Idiom ∼HSK 5
一口咬定 一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng to arbitrarily assert; to allege; to stick to one's statement; to cling to one's view Idiom ∼HSK 5
快马加鞭 快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān to spur the horse to full speed (idiom); to go as fast as possible Idiom ∼HSK 5
空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
愧不敢当 愧不敢當 kuì bù gǎn dāng lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You flatter me too much. Idiom ∼HSK 5
心神不宁 心神不寧 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease Idiom ∼HSK 5
明哲保身 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle Idiom ∼HSK 5
一朝一夕 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight Idiom ∼HSK 5
迫在眉睫 迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent Idiom ∼HSK 5
寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live! Idiom ∼HSK 5
明察秋毫 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail Idiom ∼HSK 5
一蹶不振 一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch Idiom ∼HSK 5
自食其果 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown Idiom ∼HSK 5
势在必行 勢在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative Idiom ∼HSK 5
速战速决 速戰速決 sù zhàn - sù jué (idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible Idiom ∼HSK 5
勤勤恳恳 勤勤懇懇 qín qín kěn kěn industrious and conscientious; assiduous Idiom ∼HSK 5
无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news Idiom ∼HSK 5
魑魅魍魉 魑魅魍魎 chī mèi - wǎng liǎng (idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits Idiom ∼HSK 5
明目张胆 明目張膽 míng mù zhāng dǎn openly and without fear; brazenly Idiom ∼HSK 5
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience; to cast pearls before swine; caviar to the general; to preach to deaf ears; to talk over sb's head Idiom ∼HSK 5
两败俱伤 兩敗俱傷 liǎng bài jù shāng both sides suffer (idiom); neither side wins Idiom ∼HSK 5
铁石心肠 鐵石心腸 tiě shí xīn cháng to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling Idiom ∼HSK 5
骨肉相连 骨肉相連 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related; closely intertwined Idiom ∼HSK 5
众说纷纭 眾說紛紜 zhòng shuō fēn yún opinions differ (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
骑虎难下 騎虎難下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway Idiom ∼HSK 5
首当其冲 首當其衝 shǒu dāng qí chōng to bear the brunt Idiom ∼HSK 5
罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted; innumerable crimes (idiom); see also Idiom ∼HSK 5
火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency Idiom ∼HSK 5
两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom); to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways; to have one's cake and eat it too Idiom ∼HSK 5
没齿难忘 沒齒難忘 mò chǐ nán wàng hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 5
不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous; bad form; unacceptable behavior Idiom ∼HSK 5
玉石俱焚 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone; to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
风云变幻 風雲變幻 fēng yún biàn huàn changeable situation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
朝不保夕 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth Idiom ∼HSK 5
小肚鸡肠 小肚雞腸 xiǎo dù jī cháng lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded; petty Idiom ∼HSK 5
投桃报李 投桃報李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. Idiom ∼HSK 5
獐头鼠目 獐頭鼠目 zhāng tóu shǔ mù lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom); fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking Idiom ∼HSK 5
不可开交 不可開交 bù kě kāi jiāo to be awfully (busy etc) Idiom ∼HSK 5
政通人和 政通人和 zhèng tōng rén hé efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people Idiom ∼HSK 5
咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet Idiom ∼HSK 5
虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish Idiom ∼HSK 5
宁死不屈 寧死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū rather die than submit (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
令人发指 令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing Idiom ∼HSK 5