Chinese Idioms about Events
Chinese Idiom: 悲欢离合 (Bei Huan Li He)English Translation: Sorrow and Joy, Separation and Reunionpīn yīn: bēi huān lí...
Chinese Idiom: 揭竿而起 (Jie Gan Er Qi)English Translation: Raise the Pole and Risepīn yīn: jiē gān ér qǐIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 道听途说 (Dao Ting Tu Shuo)English Translation: Hearsay on the Roadpīn yīn: dào tīng tú shuōIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 鼎足之势 (Ding Zu Zhi Shi)English Translation: The Triangular Stancepīn yīn: dǐng zú zhī shìIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 痛饮黄龙 (Tong Yin Huang Long)English Translation: Heartily Drinking from the Yellow Dragonpīn yīn: tòng...
Chinese Idiom: 割席绝交 (Ge Xi Jue Jiao)English Translation: Cutting the Mat and Breaking Off Friendshippīn yīn: gē xí...
Chinese Idiom: 翘足而待 (Qiao Zu Er Dai)English Translation: Waiting with One’s Foot Raisedpīn yīn: qiáo zú ér dàiIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 朝三暮四 (Zhao San Mu Si)English Translation: Three in the Morning, Four in the Eveningpīn yīn: zhāo sān...
Chinese Idiom: 强弩之末 (Qiang Nu Zhi Mo)English Translation: The Last Stage of a Strong Crossbowpīn yīn: qiáng nǔ zhī...
Chinese Idiom: 逼上梁山 (Bi Shang Liang Shan)English Translation: Forced onto Liang Mountainpīn yīn: bī shàng liáng shānIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 惩前毖后 (Cheng Qian Bi Hou)English Translation: Punish the past to prevent future mistakespīn yīn: chéng...
Chinese Idiom: 落井下石 (Luo Jing Xia Shi)English Translation: Drop stones while someone is in the wellpīn yīn: luò jǐng...
Chinese Idiom: 铸成大错 (Zhu Cheng Da Cuo)English Translation: Forged into a major mistakepīn yīn: zhù chéng dà cuòIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 程门立雪 (Cheng Men Li Xue)English Translation: Standing in the snow at Cheng’s doorpīn yīn: chéng...
Chinese Idiom: 跋山涉水 (Ba Shan She Shui)English Translation: Crossing mountains and fording riverspīn yīn: bá shān shè...
Chinese Idiom: 欲加之罪，何患无辞 (Yu Jia Zhi Zui, He Huan Wu Ci)English Translation: If one wishes to impose a crime, there are...
Chinese Idiom: 欲速则不达 (Yu Su Ze Bu Da)English Translation: Wanting to be fast will not achieve successpīn yīn: yù sù...
Chinese Idiom: 随月读书 (Sui Yue Du Shu)English Translation: Reading by the light of the moonpīn yīn: suí yuè dú shūIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 捷足先登 (Jie Zu Xian Deng)English Translation: Swift feet ascend firstpīn yīn: jié zú xiān dēngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 虚左以待 (Xu Zuo Yi Dai)English Translation: Leaving the Left Seat Empty to Await Guestspīn yīn: xū zuǒ...
Chinese Idiom: 排难解纷 (Pai Nan Jie Fen)English Translation: Remove difficulties and resolve disputespīn yīn: pái nán...
Chinese Idiom: 祸起萧墙 (Huo Qi Xiao Qiang)English Translation: Disaster arises from withinpīn yīn: huò qǐ xiāo qiángIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 患难相共 (Huan Nan Xiang Gong)English Translation: Share hardships togetherpīn yīn: huàn nàn xiāng gòngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 渐入佳境 (Jian Ru Jia JIng)English Translation: Gradually entering a good situationpīn yīn: jiàn rù jiā...
Chinese Idiom: 掩目捕雀 (Yan Mu Bu Que)English Translation: Covering one’s eyes to catch a sparrowpīn yīn: yǎn mù bǔ quèIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 掩耳盗铃 (Yan Er Dao Ling)English Translation: Covering one’s ears while stealing a bellpīn yīn: yǎn ěr...
Chinese Idiom: 望洋兴叹 (Wang Yang Xing Tan)English Translation: Looking at the ocean and sighingpīn yīn: wàng yáng xīng...
Chinese Idiom: 望梅止渴 (Wang Mei Zhi Ke)English Translation: Looking at plums to quench thirstpīn yīn: wàng méi zhǐ kěIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 铤而走险 (Ting Er Zou Xian)English Translation: Take risks in a desperate situationpīn yīn: tíng ér zǒu...
Chinese Idiom: 黄袍加身 (Huang Pao Jia Shen)English Translation: Donning the yellow robepīn yīn: huáng páo jiā shēnIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 盘马弯弓 (Pan Ma Wan Gong)English Translation: Riding in circles on horseback and drawing a bowpīn yīn:...
Chinese Idiom: 清尘浊水 (Qing Chen Zhuo Shui)English Translation: Clear dust and murky waterpīn yīn: qīng chén zhuó shuǐIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 请君入瓮 (Qing Jun Ru Weng)English Translation: Please enter the jarpīn yīn: qǐng jūn rù wēngIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 党同伐异 (Dang Tong Fa Yi)English Translation: Forming factions and attacking differencespīn yīn: dǎng tóng...
Chinese Idiom: 破釜沉舟 (Po Fu Chen Zhou)English Translation: Breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boatspīn yīn: pò fǔ...
Chinese Idiom: 起死回生 (Qi Si Hui Sheng)English Translation: Bring the dead back to lifepīn yīn: qǐ sǐ huí shēngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 倒悬之危 (Dao Xuan Zhi Wei)English Translation: The danger of being upside downpīn yīn: dào xuán zhī wēiIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 唇亡齿寒 (Chun Wang Chi Han)English Translation: When the lips are gone, the teeth feel coldpīn yīn: chún...
Chinese Idiom: 旁敲侧击 (Pang Qiao Ce Ji)English Translation: Tapping from the sidepīn yīn: páng qiāo cè jīIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 晓风残月 (Xiao Feng Can Yue)English Translation: Morning breeze and the waning moonpīn yīn: xiǎo fēng cán...
Chinese Idiom: 高屋建瓴 (Gao Wu Jian Ling)English Translation: Pouring water from a high roofpīn yīn: gāo wū jiàn língIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 兼听则明，偏听则暗 (Jian Ting Ze Ming, Pian Ting Ze An)English Translation: Listen Broadly to Be Enlightened, Listen...
Chinese Idiom: 徒劳无功 (Tu Lao Wu Gong)English Translation: Futile Effortspīn yīn: tú láo wú gōngIdiom Meaning: This...
Chinese Idiom: 乘风破浪 (Cheng Feng Po Lang)English Translation: Riding the Wind and Breaking the Wavespīn yīn: chéng fēng...
Chinese Idiom: 捕风捉影 (Bu Feng Zhuo Ying)English Translation: Catching the Wind and Grasping Shadowspīn 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: 树倒猢狲散 (Shu Dao Hu Sun San)English Translation: When the Tree Falls, the Monkeys Scatterpīn yīn: shù...
Chinese Idiom: 挥汗成雨 (Hui Han Ru Yu)English Translation: Sweating Like Rainpīn yīn: huī hàn chéng yǔIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 城下之盟 (Cheng Xia Zhi Meng)English Translation: Alliance at the City Gatespīn yīn: chéng xià zhī méngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 养虎遗患 (Yang Hu Yi Huan)English Translation: Raising a Tiger Creates Future Troublepīn yīn: yǎng hǔ yí...