Chinese Idiom Story
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Chinese Idiom: 灭此朝食 (Mie Ci Zhao Shi)English Translation: Annihilate This Before Breakfastpīn yīn: miè cǐ zhāo shíIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 东施效颦 (Dong Shi Xiao Pin)English Translation: Dong Shi Imitates Frowningpīn yīn: dōng shī xiào pínIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 东山再起 (Dong Shan Zai Qi)English Translation: Rise again on the East Mountainpīn yīn: dōng shān zài qǐIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 叹为观止 (Tan Wei Guan Zhi)English Translation: Sighing with admirationpīn yīn: tàn wéi guān zhǐIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 司空见惯 (Si Kong Jian Guan)English Translation: Commonly seen by the Minister of Workspīn yīn: sī kōng...
Chinese Idiom: 出尔反尔 (Chu Er Fan Er)English Translation: Act one way and then act in the opposite mannerpīn yīn: chū...
Chinese Idiom: 出类拔萃 (Chu Lei Ba Cui)English Translation: Stand out from the classpīn yīn: chū lèi bá cuìIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 出奇制胜 (Chu Qi Zhi Cheng)English Translation: Win through unconventional meanspīn yīn: chū qí zhì shèngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 出其不意 (Chu Qi Bu Yi)English Translation: Strike when the opponent least expectspīn yīn: chū qí bù yìIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 出人头地 (Chu Ren Tou Di)English Translation: Stand out from the crowdpīn yīn: chū rén tóu dìIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 生离死别 (Sheng Li Si Bie)English Translation: Parting in life and separation in deathpīn yīn: shēng lí...
Chinese Idiom: 生灵涂炭 (Sheng Ling Tu Tan)English Translation: Living beings in mud and firepīn yīn: shēng líng tú tànIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 生吞活剥 (Sheng Tun Huo Bo)English Translation: Swallow raw and strip alivepīn yīn: shēng tūn huó bōIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 生死存亡 (Sheng Si Cun Wang)English Translation: Life and death, survival and extinctionpīn yīn: shēng sǐ...
Chinese Idiom: 生花妙笔 (Sheng Hua Miao Bi)English Translation: A pen that produces flowerspīn yīn: shēng huā miào bǐIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 生不逢辰 (Sheng Bu Feng Chen)English Translation: Born without encountering favorable timespīn yīn: shēng...
Chinese Idiom: 目无全牛 (Mu Wu Quan Niu)English Translation: Not see the whole cowpīn yīn: mù wú quán niúIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 目不识丁 (Mu Bu Shi Ding)English Translation: Unable to recognize the character ‘Ding’pīn yīn:...
Chinese Idiom: 左右逢源 (Zuo You Feng Yuan)English Translation: Meeting sources on both sidespīn yīn: zuǒ yòu féng yuánIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 左顾右盼 (Zuo Gu You Pan)English Translation: Looking left and rightpīn yīn: zuǒ gù yòu pànIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 立谈之间 (Li Tan Zhi Jian)English Translation: In the time it takes to stand and talkpīn yīn: lì tán zhī...
Chinese Idiom: 归马放牛 (Gui Niu Fang Ma)English Translation: Return horses to the mountainspīn yīn: guī mǎ fàng niúIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 发愤忘食 (Fa Fen Wang Shi)English Translation: Resolve to work hard and forget to eatpīn yīn: fā fèn wàng...
Chinese Idiom: 发人深省 (Fa Ren Shen Xing)English Translation: Inspire deep reflection in peoplepīn yīn: fā rén shēn xǐngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 甘拜下风 (Gan Bai Xia Feng)English Translation: Willingly bow to the lower windpīn yīn: gān bài xià fēngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 石破天惊 (Shi Po Tian Jing)English Translation: Stone shatters the sky, causing a shockpīn yīn: shí pò tiān...
Chinese Idiom: 白头如新 (Bai Tou Ru Xin)English Translation: White-headed like newpīn yīn: bái tóu rú xīnIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 白驹过隙 (Bai Ju Guo Xi)English Translation: A white steed passes a crevicepīn yīn: bái jū guò xìIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 白面书生 (Bai Mian Shu Sheng)English Translation: Pale-faced scholarpīn yīn: bái miàn shū shēngIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 对酒当歌 (Dui Jiu Dang Ge)English Translation: Facing wine, sing a songpīn yīn: duì jiǔ dāng gēIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 四海为家 (Si Hai Wei Jia)English Translation: Make one’s home in the four seaspīn yīn: sì hǎi wéi...
Chinese Idiom: 四体不勤，五谷不分 (Si Ti Bu Qin, Wu Gu Bu Fen)English Translation: Four limbs do not labor, five grains are not...
Chinese Idiom: 四分五裂 (Si Fen Wu Lie)English Translation: Four divisions and five splitspīn yīn: sì fēn wǔ lièIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 四面楚歌 (Si Mian Chu Ge)English Translation: Songs of Chu from all four sidespīn yīn: sì miàn chǔ gēIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 去伪存真 (Qu Wei Cun Zhen)English Translation: Remove the false and retain the truepīn yīn: qù wěi cún zhēnIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 付之一炬 (Fu Zhi Yi Ju)English Translation: Consign to a torchpīn yīn: fù zhī yī jùIdiom Meaning: To...
Chinese Idiom: 乐不思蜀 (Le Bu Si Shu)English Translation: Delighted, but forgets Shupīn yīn: lè bù sī shǔIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 乐此不疲 (Le Ci Bu Pi)English Translation: Delight in this and never tirepīn yīn: lè cǐ bù píIdiom Meaning:...
Chinese Idiom: 乐极生悲 (Le Ji Sheng Bei)English Translation: Extreme joy leads to sorrowpīn yīn: lè jí shēng bēiIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 叱咤风云 (Chi Zha Feng Yun)English Translation: Commanding the winds and clouds with shoutspīn yīn: chì...
Chinese Idiom: 正襟危坐 (Zheng Jin Wei Zuo)English Translation: Adjust the collar and sit uprightpīn yīn: zhèng jīn wēi...
Chinese Idiom: 半途而废 (Ban Tu Er Fei)English Translation: Abandon halfwaypīn yīn: bàn tú ér fèiIdiom Meaning: This...
Chinese Idiom: 半面之交 (Ban Mian Zhi Jiao)English Translation: Half-face acquaintancepīn yīn: bàn miàn zhī jiāoIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 巧取豪夺 (Qiao Qu Hao Duo)English Translation: Cunningly obtain and forcefully seizepīn yīn: qiǎo qǔ háo...
Chinese Idiom: 巧言如簧，厚颜无耻 (Qiao She Ru Huang, Hou Yan Wu Chi)English Translation: Flattering words like the reed pipe,...
Chinese Idiom: 扑朔迷离 (Pu Shuo Mi Li)English Translation: Hopping and squinting, hard to distinguishpīn yīn: pū shuò...
Chinese Idiom: 包羞忍耻 (Bao Xiu Ren Chi)English Translation: Endure humiliation and shamepīn yīn: bāo xiū rěn chǐIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 包藏祸心 (Bao Cang Huo Xin)English Translation: Harboring malicious intentpīn yīn: bāo cáng huò xīnIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 市道之交 (Shi Dao Zhi Jiao)English Translation: Market-style relationshipspīn yīn: shì dào zhī jiāoIdiom...
Chinese Idiom: 失斧疑邻 (Shi Fu Yi Lin)English Translation: Losing an axe and suspecting the neighborpīn yīn: shī fǔ yí...