一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
-
1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
-
2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
-
1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
-
1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
-
2 to denounce by word and pen
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
-
1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn
-
1 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
-
2 fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
屡战屡败
lu:3 zhàn lu:3 bài
-
1 to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
屡败屡战
lu:3 bài lu:3 zhàn
-
1 to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
-
1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
-
2 scared witless
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
-
1 to die in battle (idiom)
战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
-
1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
战无不胜
zhàn wú bù shèng
-
1 to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible
-
2 to succeed in every undertaking
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
-
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
-
2 ever victorious
-
3 nothing they can't do
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
-
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
-
2 ever victorious
-
3 nothing they can't do
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
-
1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
-
2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
-
1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
-
1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
-
2 to burn the midnight oil
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
-
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
-
2 ever victorious
-
3 nothing they can't do
有征无战
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn
-
1 to win without a fight (idiom)
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
-
1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
浴血苦战
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
-
1 a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)