中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
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1 to go separate ways (idiom)
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2 to part ways with sb
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3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
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1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
报仇雪耻
bào chóu xuě chǐ
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1 to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)
报仇雪恨
bào chóu xuě hèn
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1 to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (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!
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
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1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
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1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
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2 close in spirit although far away
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
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1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà
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1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
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1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
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1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
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1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
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1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)