Chinese Idiom Story

Chinese Idiom: 呆若木鸡 (Dai Ruo Mu Ji)English Translation: Stunned Like a Wooden Chickenpīn yīn: dāi ruò mù jīIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 何去何从 (He Qu He Cong)English Translation: Which way to gopīn yīn: hé qù hé cóngIdiom Meaning: This...

Chinese Idiom: 忧心忡忡 (You Xin Chong Chong)English Translation: Deeply Worriedpīn yīn: yōu xīn chōng chōngIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 忧心如焚 (You Xin Ru Fen)English Translation: Heart filled with worry like being burned by firepīn yīn:...

Chinese Idiom: 妒贤嫉能 (Du Xian Ji Neng)English Translation: Jealous of the virtuous and resentful of the capablepīn yīn:...

Chinese Idiom: 志大才疏 (Zhi Da Cai Shu)English Translation: Great ambition but shallow talentpīn yīn: zhì dà cái shūIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 呕心沥血 (Ou Xin Li Xue)English Translation: Vomiting one’s heart and draining one’s bloodpīn...

Chinese Idiom: 杞人忧天 (Qi Ren You Tian)English Translation: The man from Qi worries about the skypīn yīn: qǐ rén yōu...

Chinese Idiom: 别有天地 (Bie You Tian Di)English Translation: Another world existspīn yīn: bié yǒu tiān dìIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 别开生面 (Bie Kai Sheng Mian)English Translation: Open a new facepīn yīn: bié kāi shēng miànIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 余音绕梁 (Yu Yin Rao Liang)English Translation: The lingering sound wraps around the beamspīn yīn: yú yīn...

Chinese Idiom: 兵无常势 (Bing Wu Chang Shi)English Translation: There are no fixed strategies in warfarepīn yīn: bīng wú...

Chinese Idiom: 兵贵神速 (Bing Gui Shen Su)English Translation: Speed is of utmost importance in warfarepīn yīn: bīng guì...

Chinese Idiom: 兵不血刃 (Bing Bu Xue Ren)English Translation: Victory without shedding bloodpīn yīn: bīng bù xuè rènIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 兵不厌诈 (Bing Bu Yan Zha)English Translation: All’s fair in warpīn yīn: bīng bù yàn zhàIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 囫囵吞枣 (Hu Lun Tun Zao)English Translation: Swallowing jujubes wholepīn yīn: hú lún tūn zǎoIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 言不由衷 (Yan Bu You Zhong)English Translation: Words not from the heartpīn yīn: yán bù yóu zhōngIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 言犹在耳 (Yan You Zai Er)English Translation: The words still linger in the earpīn yīn: yán yóu zài ěrIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 言归于好 (Yan Gui Yu Hao)English Translation: Reconcile and return to friendshippīn yīn: yán guī yú hǎoIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 言过其实 (Yan Guo Qi Shi)English Translation: Exaggerating the truthpīn yīn: yán guò qí shíIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 穷困潦倒 (Qiong Kun Liao Dao)English Translation: In dire straits and disheartenedpīn yīn: qióng kùn liáo...

Chinese Idiom: 穷当益坚 (Tian Zhen Lan Man)English Translation: The older one becomes, the more resolute one should bepīn...

Chinese Idiom: 投笔从戎 (Tou Bi Cong Rong)English Translation: Throw down the brush and join the armypīn yīn: tóu bǐ cóng...

Chinese Idiom: 投桃报李 (Tou Tao Bao Li)English Translation: Throw a peach to return a plumpīn yīn: tóu táo bào lǐIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 坚贞不屈 (Jian Zhen Bu Qu)English Translation: Firm and unyielding in integritypīn yīn: jiān zhēn bù qūIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 坚忍不拔 (Jian Ren Bu Ba)English Translation: Steadfast and unyieldingpīn yīn: jiān rěn bù báIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 坚如磐石 (Jian Ru Pan Shi)English Translation: As solid as a rockpīn yīn: jiān rú pán shíIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 鸡犬不宁 (Ji Quan Bu Ning)English Translation: Chickens and dogs are not at peacepīn yīn: jī quǎn bù níngIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 鸡鸣狗盗 (Ji Ming Gou Dao)English Translation: The crowing of roosters and the thievery of dogspīn yīn:...

Chinese Idiom: 鸡犬升天 (Ji Quan Sheng Tian)English Translation: Chickens and dogs ascend to heavenpīn yīn: jī quǎn shēng...

Chinese Idiom: 身败名裂 (Shen Bai Ming Lie)English Translation: Suffer personal ruin and a shattered reputation.pīn yīn:...

Chinese Idiom: 走马看花 (Zou Ma Kan Hua)English Translation: Look at flowers while riding a horsepīn yīn: zǒu mǎ kàn huāIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 轩然大波 (Xuan Ran Da Bo)English Translation: A vast wave arisespīn yīn: xuān rán dà bōIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 李代桃僵 (Li Dai Tao Jiang)English Translation: Li replaces the withered peachpīn yīn: lǐ dài táo jiāngIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 两袖清风 (Liang Xiu Qing Feng)English Translation: Two sleeves of clear windpīn yīn: liǎng xiù qīng fēngIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 近水楼台 (Jin Shui Lou Tai)English Translation: The pavilion by the water gets the moonlight firstpīn yīn:...

Chinese Idiom: 围魏救赵 (Wei Wei Jiu Zhao)English Translation: Surround Wei to rescue Zhaopīn yīn: wéi wèi jiù zhàoIdiom...

Chinese Idiom: 社稷之臣 (She Ji Zhi Chen)English Translation: Ministers who stabilize the state and nationpīn yīn: shè...

Chinese Idiom: 坐享其成 (Zuo Xiang Qi Cheng)English Translation: Sitting and enjoying the fruits of others’ laborpīn...

Chinese Idiom: 坐怀不乱 (Zuo Huai Bu Luan)English Translation: Sitting in embrace without being disturbedpīn yīn: zuò huái...

Chinese Idiom: 坐山观虎斗 (Zuo Shan Guan Hu Dou)English Translation: Sitting on a mountain to watch the tigers fightpīn...

Chinese Idiom: 坐观成败 (Wu Feng Shi Yu)English Translation: Sitting and watching the outcome of success or failurepīn...

Chinese Idiom: 耳闻不如目见 (Er Wen Bu Ru Mu Jian)English Translation: Hearing is not as good as seeingpīn yīn: ěr wén bù...

Chinese Idiom: 此地无银三百两 (Ci Di Wu Yin San Bai Liang)English Translation: There are no three hundred taels of silver herepīn...

Chinese Idiom: 阴谋诡计 (Yin Mou Gui Ji)English Translation: Conspiracies and schemespīn yīn: yīn móu guǐ jìIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 似曾相识 (Si Ceng Xiang Shi)English Translation: Seems familiarpīn yīn: sì céng xiāng shíIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 死有余辜 (Si You Yu Gu)English Translation: Deserving of deathpīn yīn: sǐ yǒu yú gūIdiom Meaning: Describes...

Chinese Idiom: 死灰复燃 (Si Hui Fu Ran)English Translation: Dead ashes reignitepīn yīn: sǐ huī fù ránIdiom Meaning:...

Chinese Idiom: 死而不朽 (Si Er Bu Xiu)English Translation: Dead but not decayedpīn yīn: sǐ ér bù xiǔIdiom Meaning: Refers...

Chinese Idiom: 名落孙山 (Ming Luo Sun Shan)English Translation: A name that falls behind Sun Shanpīn yīn: míng luò sūn...