北山 - northern mountain/refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan - Bei3 shan1 | Definition

一个天南，一个地北

yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

不识泰山

bù shí Tài Shān

1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

不显山不露水

bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ

1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

他山之石可以攻玉

tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù

1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

兵败如山倒

bīng bài rú shān dǎo

1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

刀山火海

dāo shān huǒ hǎi

1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

北叟失马

běi sǒu shī mǎ

1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2 fig. a blessing in disguise
3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

南征北伐

nán zhēng běi fá

1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

南征北战

nán zhēng běi zhàn

1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

南征北讨

nán zhēng běi tǎo

1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

南箕北斗

nán jī běi dǒu

1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

南辕北辙

nán yuán běi zhé

1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

名落孙山

míng luò Sūn Shān

1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2 fig. to fail an exam
3 to fall behind (in a competition)

喝西北风

hē xī běi fēng

1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

地动山摇

dì dòng shān yáo

1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

坐吃山空

zuò chī shān kōng

1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)

执法如山

zhí fǎ rú shān

1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly

堆积如山

duī jī rú shān

1 to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
2 a mountain of (paperwork etc)
3 a large number of sth

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