1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
2 to read very rapidly
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
3 can't see the wood for the trees
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
2 not batting an eyelid
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady