一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
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1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
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1 (idiom) it's a deal
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2 that's settled then
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
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1 to completely ignore (idiom)
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2 to pay no attention to
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3 not to be in the least concerned about
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
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1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
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1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
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2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
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1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
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1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
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1 decreed by fate (idiom)
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2 destined
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3 fated
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
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1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
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1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
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1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
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1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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2 fig. to get sorted out
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3 to be finalized
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
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1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
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2 intolerable behavior
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
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1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
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2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority