不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
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1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
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2 slovenly in dress and manner
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
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1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
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1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
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1 to make insinuations
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2 to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
珠玉在侧
zhū yù zài cè
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1 gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
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1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
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2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
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1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)