1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
2 the Divine Right of kings
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
2 uninspired imitation
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
2 fig. completely in the dark
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion