Thursday, December 14, 2006
Blow Hair to Look for Faults
吹毛求疵
chui1 mao2 qiu2 ci1
blow on hair to look for faults || criticize || nag || look for a quarrel || constantly look for tiny faults
chui1 mao2 qiu2 ci1
blow on hair to look for faults || criticize || nag || look for a quarrel || constantly look for tiny faults
Labels: Chinese, Chinese idioms
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Each lock has it's own key
一把钥匙开一把锁
yi1 ba3 yao4 shi kai1 yi1 ba3 suo3
Each problem has a specific solution
yi1 ba3 yao4 shi kai1 yi1 ba3 suo3
Each problem has a specific solution
Labels: Chinese, Chinese idioms, idioms
The hen is gone and the eggs are broken
鸡飞蛋打
ji1 fei1 dan4 da3
The hen has flown away and all the eggs are broken; All is lost
ji1 fei1 dan4 da3
The hen has flown away and all the eggs are broken; All is lost
Labels: Chinese, Chinese idioms, idioms
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Watch a Fire from a Safe Haven
ge2 an4 guan1 huo3
隔岸观火
Watch a fire from the safe haven of immunity;Fiddle while Rome is burning.
隔岸观火
Watch a fire from the safe haven of immunity;Fiddle while Rome is burning.
Labels: Chinese, Chinese idioms, idioms
Sunday, June 04, 2006
To Drink Poison to Quench One's Thirst
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
Literal: to drink poison to quench one's thirst
Fig: the remedy is worse than the cure || a remedy with an opposite effect || a temporary solution that results in dire consequences || to seek a temporary solution regardless of the outcome
Tags:
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
Literal: to drink poison to quench one's thirst
Fig: the remedy is worse than the cure || a remedy with an opposite effect || a temporary solution that results in dire consequences || to seek a temporary solution regardless of the outcome
Tags:
Friday, June 02, 2006
A Frog Living at the Bottom of a Well
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
a person with a very limited view || a narrow-minded person
Tags:
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
a person with a very limited view || a narrow-minded person
Tags:
To Carry Snow to Fill the Well
担雪填井
dān xuě tián jǐng
to carry snow to fill the well || to waste one's energy || to be of no avail || useless action(s)
Tags:
dān xuě tián jǐng
to carry snow to fill the well || to waste one's energy || to be of no avail || useless action(s)
Tags:
mǎ mǎ hū hū
马马虎虎
Literal: horse horse tiger tiger
Definitions: fair || so-so || casual || sloppily || not so good, not so bad || to be just passable
Tags:
Literal: horse horse tiger tiger
Definitions: fair || so-so || casual || sloppily || not so good, not so bad || to be just passable
Tags:
To Mend the Fence After Losing the Sheep
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
To mend the sheepfold after losing the sheep || to mend the fold after a sheep is lost || It is too late to mend the fold after one sheep has been lost || to take precaution when too late
wáng yáng bǔ láo
To mend the sheepfold after losing the sheep || to mend the fold after a sheep is lost || It is too late to mend the fold after one sheep has been lost || to take precaution when too late
Tags:
