一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
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1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
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1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
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1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
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1 to share the same interests (idiom)
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2 to be closely related
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3 to be in the same boat
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
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1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
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2 to bite the bullet
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
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1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
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2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
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3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
栈山航海
zhàn shān háng hǎi
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1 to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
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1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
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1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
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2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
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1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
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1 lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
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2 fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
过关斩将
guò guān zhǎn jiàng
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1 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)
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2 abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng]
关公面前耍大刀
Guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo
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1 lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
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2 fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
关怀备至
guān huái bèi zhì
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1 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
关门大吉
guān mén dà jí
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1 to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
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1 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
驽马恋栈
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
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1 an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)