来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
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1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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1 really not easy (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
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1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
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2 modest and unassuming
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3 (of writing) plain and simple
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4 easy to understand
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
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1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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2 to dance to a different tune
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
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1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
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2 no effort at all
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
牵马到河易,强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
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1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
皎皎者易污
jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū
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1 Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)
知易行难
zhī yì xíng nán
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1 easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)
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2 easier said than done
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
谈何容易
tán hé róng yì
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1 easier said than done (idiom)
变色易容
biàn sè yì róng
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1 to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear
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2 out of one's wits
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)