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Chengyu (成语)- 2
Can you name the Chinese Chengyu's (成语) ?
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Chengyu
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Not enough to satisfy everyone; lit. There are too many (Buddhist) monks and too little gruel.
Sēng duō zhōu shǎo
To stand by with folded arms; to look on without lifting a finger
Xiù shǒu páng guān
To give up one's own interests for the sake of others; to sacrifice oneself for (or on behalf of) others; to risk one's life for another
Shě jǐ wèi rén
Very easy; no effort at all; lit. easy as a hand's turn
Yì rú fǎn zhǎng
Duplicity; to say yes and mean no; to say one thing and mean another
Kǒu shì xīn fēi
To be very scared and on edge; to have one's heart in one's mouth
Tí xīn diao4 dǎn
As close as one's hands and feet; loving one another as brothers; closely attached to one another
Qíng tóng shǒu zú
To know sth. like the palm of one's hand; to be thoroughly familiar with
Liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
To fail completely; a crushing defeat
Yī bai4 tú dì
Assiduous; Hardworking
Kè kǔ nai4 láo
Not a sound to be heard; all is quiet; lit. ten thousand pipes are still
Wan4 lai4 jù jì
No one picks up and pockets anything lost on the road; descriptive of a high moral standard in society
Lù bù shí yí
Word and actions coincide; to live up to one's word; to practice what you preach.
Yán xíng yī zhì
Everything clear and orderly; neat and tidy
Jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
Pouring out words in a steady flow; talking endlessly
Tāo tāo bù jué
To know one's place; to abide by the law and behave oneself
Ān fèn shǒu jǐ
To view death as a return home; not afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity
Shì sǐ rú guī
Earnest and well-meaning advice; to persuade patiently
Kǔ kǒu pó xīn
To be changed or distorted beyond recognition
Mian4 mù quán fēi
To be opportunistic; to pull a fast one
Tóu jī qǔ qiǎo
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To think three times then act; don't act before you've thought it through carefully
Sān sī ér xíng
To be ungrateful and fail to be righteous;
Wang4 ēn fù yì
To be too far behind to catch up; too inferior to bear comparison; lit. so far behind that one can only see the dust of the rider ahead
Wang4 chén mo jí
When the water subsides the rocks emerge; the whole thing comes to light
Shuǐ luò shí chū
Specious; seeming; paradoxical; apparently right but actually wrong;
Sì shì ér fēi
Happy and excited; in high spirits; in great delight
Xīng gāo cǎi liè
For better or for worse; To stick together through thick and thin
Tóng gān gòng kǔ
To get twice the result with half the effort
Shì ban4 gōng bèi
With calculated unhurried steps; slowly and methodically
Man4 tiáo sī lǐ
Practice makes perfect
Shú néng shēng qiǎo
The whole world or nation joins in jubilation; universal or national celebration
Pǔ tiān tóng qìng
To repeat what everyone says; a 'parrot'
Rén yún yì yún
One's strength does not match one's ambitions
Lì bù cóng xīn
To be plain sailing; to go smoothly; lit. single sail, gentle wind
Yī fán fēng shùn
To be crestfallen; dejected; dispirited; to hang one's head down
Chuí tóu sang4 qì
Hidebound by convention; to stick to established practice; to be rigid
Mò shǒu chéng guī
In the right and selfconfident; bold and confident; to have the courage of one's convictions
Lǐ zhí qì zhuang4
To do evil; to do wrongful acts; to commit all sorts of crimes
Wéi fēi zuò dǎi
A thousand articles, one law; stereotyped and repetitive; once you've seen one, you've seen them all
Qiān piān yī lǜ
To keep watch and defend one another; to join forces to defend against external aggressors
Shǒu wang4 xiāng zhù
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