一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
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1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
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1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
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1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
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2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
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3 the place is deserted
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4 the birds have flown
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
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1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
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2 to protect (sth)
傲视群伦
ào shì qún lún
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1 outstanding talent (idiom)
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2 incomparable artistic merit
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3 accomplishment out of the ordinary
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
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1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
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1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
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1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún
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1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 preeminent
卓尔不群
zhuó ěr bù qún
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1 standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 excellent and unrivaled
司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
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1 a common occurrence (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
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1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
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2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
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3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
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4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
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1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
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2 this world is an illusion
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
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1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
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1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
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1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
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2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
天马行空
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
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1 like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
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2 (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
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3 unconstrained in style
害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ
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1 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
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2 fig. troublemaker
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3 black sheep
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4 rotten apple
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
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1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up