一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
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1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
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1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
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2 flawless person
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
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1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
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1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí
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1 to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
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2 to be astonished
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
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1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ
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1 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
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1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
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2 incomprehensible nonsense
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3 preposterous bullshit
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
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1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
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1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)