1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
2 to break all friendly ties
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
2 reds under the beds
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
妄言妄听
wàng yán wàng tīng
1 unwarranted talk the listener can take or leave (idiom); sth not to be taken too seriously
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng
1 to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
2 cutting the Gordian knot
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
1 to be unable to continue
2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
1 to quote out of context (idiom)
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
2 broken-hearted (idiom)
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
混淆视听
hùn xiáo shì tīng
1 to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods