出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
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1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
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1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
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1 leave it to me (idiom)
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2 I'll take care of it
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
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1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
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1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
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2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
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1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
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1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
大包大揽
dà bāo dà lǎn
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1 to take complete charge (idiom)
小山包包
xiǎo shān bāo bao
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1 a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
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1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
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2 one just has to be patient
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3 haste will ruin everything
煮豆燃萁
zhǔ dòu rán qí
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1 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
狗胆包天
gǒu dǎn bāo tiān
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1 extremely daring (idiom)
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2 foolhardy
皮包骨头
pí bāo gǔ tóu
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1 to be all skin and bones (idiom)
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2 also written 皮包骨[pí bāo gǔ]
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
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1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
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2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
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3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
色胆包天
sè dǎn bāo tiān
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1 outrageously bold in one's lust
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2 debauched (idiom)
芙蓉出水
fú róng chū shuǐ
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1 lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. to blossom (of poem or art)
豆寇年华
dòu kòu nián huá
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1 used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
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2 a budding beauty
豆蔻年华
dòu kòu nián huá
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1 a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
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2 a budding beauty