1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
1 green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
2 lush and lively scenery
年轻力壮
nián qīng lì zhuàng
1 young and vigorous (idiom)
年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng
1 full of youthful vigor (idiom)
2 in the prime of youth
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
1 scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn
1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
2 vivid and realistic
生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn
1 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
1 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻情意重
lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng
1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
2 sense of priority
3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
举足轻重
jǔ zú qīng zhòng
1 to play a critical role (idiom)
2 influential
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