一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
-
1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
-
2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
-
3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
-
1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
-
2 tight-lipped
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
-
1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
-
1 not to be crushed (idiom)
-
2 to be determined to have one's revenge
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
-
1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
-
1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
-
1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
-
1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
-
2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
-
1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
-
1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
-
2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
-
1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
-
1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
-
2 to blurt sth out
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
-
1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
-
1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
-
2 articulate
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
-
1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
-
2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
-
1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
-
2 fig. hidden danger
-
3 imminent danger
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
-
1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
-
1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
-
1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
-
2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
-
1 duplicity
-
2 hypocrisy (idiom)