Vocabulary
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| 大风大浪 大風大浪 | lit. great winds and high waves (idiom); fig. severe trials and hardships; stormy times | Idiom |
| 人心叵测 人心叵測 | the human heart is unfathomable (idiom); fig. people's intentions cannot be guessed; people can be deceitful | Idiom |
| 罪该万死 罪該萬死 | (idiom) the crime deserves ten thousand deaths; a thoroughly heinous, unforgivable offense | Idiom |
| 一表人才 一表人才 | (idiom) handsome and dignified in appearance; imposing presence | Idiom |
| 不仁不义 不仁不義 | devoid of benevolence and righteousness (idiom); heartless and unjust | Idiom |
| 深宅大院 深宅大院 | a large mansion with deep courtyards (idiom); a grand and spacious residence of the wealthy | Idiom |
| 送佛送到西 送佛送到西 | lit. when seeing the Buddha off, see him all the way to the West (idiom); fig. if you help someone, finish the job; see it through to the end | Idiom |
| 安安稳稳 安安穩穩 | (idiom) safe and secure; calm and steady; peaceful and settled | 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 |
| 油头粉面 油頭粉面 | slick-haired and powder-faced (idiom); fig. foppish and overdressed; a flashy, frivolous dandy | Idiom |
| 波光粼粼 波光粼粼 | shimmering with rippling light; sparkling waves (idiom) | Idiom |
| 水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 | lit. where the water is too clear, there are no fish (idiom); fig. one must not demand absolute purity of others | Idiom |
| 日理万机 日理萬機 | to attend to countless affairs of state each day (idiom); to be extremely busy with myriad responsibilities (of a ruler or leader) | Idiom |
| 神鬼莫测 神鬼莫測 | unfathomable even to gods and ghosts (idiom); utterly mysterious and beyond prediction | Idiom |
| 屡次三番 屢次三番 | time and again (idiom); repeatedly; over and over again | Idiom |
| 入地无门 入地無門 | lit. no door even into the ground (idiom); fig. nowhere to turn; cornered with no way out | Idiom |
| 满面红光 滿面紅光 | with a glowing, ruddy face (idiom); looking healthy and full of vitality | Idiom |
| 损人利己 損人利己 | harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others | Idiom |
| 三番五次 三番五次 | over and over again (idiom) | Idiom |
| 风餐露宿 風餐露宿 | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it | Idiom |
| 门当户对 門當戶對 | the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom); (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match | Idiom |
| 顾全大局 顧全大局 | to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all | Idiom |
| 见多识广 見多識廣 | experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) | Idiom |
| 东张西望 東張西望 | to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around | Idiom |
| 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 | to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles | Idiom |
| 夜以继日 夜以繼日 | night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort | Idiom |
| 循序渐进 循序漸進 | in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally | Idiom |
| 沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 | bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz | Idiom |
| 顺理成章 順理成章 | logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text) | Idiom |
| 水落石出 水落石出 | as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light | Idiom |
| 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 | not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place | Idiom |
| 万无一失 萬無一失 | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | Idiom |
| 自由自在 自由自在 | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely | Idiom |
| 措手不及 措手不及 | no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared | Idiom |
| 无所事事 無所事事 | to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom) | Idiom |
| 想方设法 想方設法 | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other | Idiom |
| 理所当然 理所當然 | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right | Idiom |
| 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled | Idiom |
| 迫不及待 迫不及待 | impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it | Idiom |
| 多心 多心 | oversensitive; suspicious | Xiehouyu |
| 没辙 沒轍 | at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out | Xiehouyu |
| 窟窿 窟窿 | hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt | Xiehouyu |
| 内行 內行 | expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional | Xiehouyu |
| 照办 照辦 | to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request | Xiehouyu |
| 黑心 黑心 | ruthless and lacking in conscience; vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy; black core (flaw in pottery) | Xiehouyu |
| 免不了 免不了 | unavoidable; can't be avoided | Xiehouyu |
| 稀奇 稀奇 | rare; strange | Xiehouyu |
| 休想 休想 | don't think (that); don't imagine (that) | Xiehouyu |
| 稳重 穩重 | steady; earnest; staid | Xiehouyu |
| 不定 不定 | indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious | Xiehouyu |