Chinese Idiom Story
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Chinese Idiom: 乘兴而来 (Cheng Xing Er Lai)
English Translation: Coming with Great Excitement
pīn yīn: chéng xìng ér lái
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Chinese Idiom: 乘龙快婿 (Cheng Long Kuai Xu)
English Translation: The Son-in-Law Riding the Dragon
pīn yīn: chéng lóng kuài...
Chinese Idiom: 乘风破浪 (Cheng Feng Po Lang)
English Translation: Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves
pīn yīn: chéng fēng...
Chinese Idiom: 捕风捉影 (Bu Feng Zhuo Ying)
English Translation: Catching the Wind and Grasping Shadows
pīn yīn: bǔ fēng...
Chinese Idiom: 海内存知己,天涯若比邻 (Hai Nei Cun Zhi Ji, Tian Ya Ruo Bi Lin)
English Translation: A True Friend is a Treasure, Even...
Chinese Idiom: 海阔天空 (Hai Kuo Tian Kong)
English Translation: The Sea is Vast and the Sky is High
pīn yīn: hǎi kuò tiān...
Chinese Idiom: 班门弄斧 (Ban Men Nong Fu)
English Translation: Show Off One’s Ax Before Lu Ban
pīn yīn: bān mén nòng...
Chinese Idiom: 树倒猢狲散 (Shu Dao Hu Sun San)
English Translation: When the Tree Falls, the Monkeys Scatter
pīn yīn: shù...
Chinese Idiom: 急如星火 (Ji Ru Xing Huo)
English Translation: As Urgent as Shooting Stars
pīn yīn: jí rú xīng huǒ
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Chinese Idiom: 挥汗成雨 (Hui Han Ru Yu)
English Translation: Sweating Like Rain
pīn yīn: huī hàn chéng yǔ
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Chinese Idiom: 城下之盟 (Cheng Xia Zhi Meng)
English Translation: Alliance at the City Gates
pīn yīn: chéng xià zhī méng
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Chinese Idiom: 养虎遗患 (Yang Hu Yi Huan)
English Translation: Raising a Tiger Creates Future Trouble
pīn yīn: yǎng hǔ yí...
Chinese Idiom: 适得其反 (Shi De Qi Fan)
English Translation: Achieving the Opposite of One’s Intention
pīn yīn: shì...
Chinese Idiom: 按兵不动 (An Bing Bu Dong)
English Translation: Holding the Troops Still
pīn yīn: àn bīng bù dòng
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Chinese Idiom: 点金成铁 (Dian Jin Cheng Tie)
English Translation: Turning Gold into Iron
pīn yīn: diǎn jīn chéng tiě
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Chinese Idiom: 独当一面 (Du Dang Yi Mian)
English Translation: Independently Bearing a Responsibility
pīn yīn: dú dāng yī...
Chinese Idiom: 拾人牙慧 (Shi Ren Ya Hui)
English Translation: Picking Up Someone Else’s Wisdom
pīn yīn: shí rén yá...
Chinese Idiom: 钩心斗角 (Gou Xin Dou Jiao)
English Translation: Hooking Hearts and Battling Angles
pīn yīn: gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
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Chinese Idiom: 举足轻重 (Ju Zu Qing Zhong)
English Translation: One Step Can Tip the Scale
pīn yīn: jǔ zú qīng zhòng
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Chinese Idiom: 恻隐之心 (Ce Yin Zhi Xin)
English Translation: Heart of Compassion
pīn yīn: cè yǐn zhī xīn
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Chinese Idiom: 举一反三 (Ju Yi Fan San)
English Translation: Raise One and Reflect on Three
pīn yīn: jǔ yī fǎn sān
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Chinese Idiom: 语不惊人 (Yu Bu Jing Ren)
English Translation: Words That Do Not Startle
pīn yīn: yǔ bù jīng rén
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Chinese Idiom: 罚不当罪 (Fa Bu Dang Zui)
English Translation: Punishment Does Not Fit the Crime
pīn yīn: fá bù dāng zuì
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Chinese Idiom: 窃窃私语 (Qie Qie Si Yu)
English Translation: Whispering Secretly
pīn yīn: qiè qiè sī yǔ
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Chinese Idiom: 洗耳恭听 (Xi Er Gong Ting)
English Translation: Wash Ears to Listen Respectfully
pīn yīn: xǐ ěr gōng tīng
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Chinese Idiom: 轻车熟路 (Qing Che Shu Lu)
English Translation: Light Car on Familiar Road
pīn yīn: qīng chē shú lù
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Chinese Idiom: 闻所未闻 (Wen Suo Wei Wen)
English Translation: Hearing What Has Never Been Heard
pīn yīn: wén suǒ wèi wén
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Chinese Idiom: 闻鸡起舞 (Wen Ji Qi Wu)
English Translation: Rise to Dance Upon Hearing the Rooster
pīn yīn: wén jī qǐ wǔ
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Chinese Idiom: 闻一知十 (Wen Yi Zhi Shi)
English Translation: Hear One and Know Ten
pīn yīn: wén yī zhī shí
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Chinese Idiom: 点石成金 (Dian Shi Cheng Jin)
English Translation: Turning Stones into Gold
pīn yīn: diǎn shí chéng jīn
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Chinese Idiom: 南辕北辙 (Nan Yuan Bei Zhe)
English Translation: The Southern Reins and Northern Tracks
pīn yīn: nán yuán...
Chinese Idiom: 南风不竞 (Nan Feng Bu Jing)
English Translation: The Southern Wind Does Not Compete
pīn yīn: nán fēng bù jìng
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Chinese Idiom: 南山可移 (Nan Shan Ke Yi)
English Translation: The Southern Mountain Can Be Moved
pīn yīn: nán shān kě yí
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Chinese Idiom: 指鹿为马 (Zhi Lu Wei Ma)
English Translation: Pointing at a Deer and Calling It a Horse
pīn yīn: zhǐ lù wéi...
Chinese Idiom: 骄奢淫逸 (Jiao She Yin Yi)
English Translation: Arrogance, Extravagance, and Debauchery
pīn yīn: jiāo shē...
Chinese Idiom: 骄兵必败 (Jiao Bing Bi Bai)
English Translation: Arrogant Troops Are Sure to Be Defeated
pīn yīn: jiāo bīng...
Chinese Idiom: 退避三舍 (Tui Bi San She)
English Translation: Withdraw Three Stages
pīn yīn: tuì bì sān shè
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Chinese Idiom: 退思补过 (Tui Si Bu Guo)
English Translation: Retreat and Reflect to Amend Mistakes
pīn yīn: tuì sī bǔ guò
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Chinese Idiom: 枯木朽株 (Ku Mu Xiu Zhu)
English Translation: Withered Wood and Decayed Stump
pīn yīn: kù mù xiǔ zhū
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Chinese Idiom: 怨声载道 (Yuan Sheng Zai Dao)
English Translation: Complaints fill the roads
pīn yīn: yuàn shēng zài dào
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Chinese Idiom: 柳暗花明 (Liu An Hua Ming)
English Translation: Dark willows and bright flowers
pīn yīn: liǔ àn huā míng
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Chinese Idiom: 逃之夭夭 (Tao Zhi Yao Yao)
English Translation: Escape swiftly and gracefully
pīn yīn: táo zhī yāo yāo
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Chinese Idiom: 结不解缘 (Jie Bu Jie Yuan)
English Translation: A bond that cannot be untied
pīn yīn: jié bù jiě yuán
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Chinese Idiom: 结草衔环 (Jie Cao Xian Huan)
English Translation: Tie grass and carry a ring in the beak
pīn yīn: jié cǎo...
Chinese Idiom: 狭路相逢 (Xia Lu Xiang Feng)
English Translation: Narrow road encounter
pīn yīn: xiá lù xiāng féng
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Chinese Idiom: 牵一发而动全身 (Qian Yi Fa Er Dong Quan Shen)
English Translation: Pull one hair and move the whole body
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Chinese Idiom: 将信将疑 (Jiang Xin Jiang Yi)
English Translation: Half believe, half doubt
pīn yīn: jiāng xìn jiāng yí
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Chinese Idiom: 狡兔三窟 (Jiao Tu San Ku)
English Translation: A cunning rabbit has three burrows
pīn yīn: jiǎo tù sān kū
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Chinese Idiom: 洞见症结 (Dong Jian Zheng Jie)
English Translation: See through the crux of a problem
pīn yīn: dòng jiàn zhèng...
Chinese Idiom: 是古非今 (Shi Gu Fei Jin)
English Translation: Favor the ancient and reject the present
pīn yīn: shì gǔ fēi...
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