一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
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1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
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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
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1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
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1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
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2 Long may you live!
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
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1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
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2 (fig.) all over China
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
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1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
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2 to encourage sth to get bigger
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3 to add fuel to the fire
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
波涛粼粼
bō tāo lín lín
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1 crystalline waves (idiom)
终南捷径
zhōng nán jié jìng
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1 lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut to a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion
送秋波
sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
醋海生波
cù hǎi shēng bō
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1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
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2 trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)
随波逐流
suí bō zhú liú
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1 to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
随波逊流
suí bō xùn liú
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1 to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly