一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
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1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
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2 fig. casual acquaintance
三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
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1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
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1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
温文尔雅
wēn wén ěr yǎ
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1 cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
无伤大雅
wú shāng dà yǎ
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1 (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom)
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2 harmless
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]
皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào
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1 to put on a fake smile (idiom)
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2 to smile insincerely
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
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1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
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1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
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2 very unhappy (idiom)
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
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1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
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2 to talk incessant nonsense
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3 blah blah
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
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1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
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2 to talk until one is blue in the face
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3 to repeat again and again
粘皮带骨
nián pí dài gǔ
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1 (old) (idiom) muddled
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2 indecisive
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3 plodding
细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu
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1 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
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2 smooth-skinned
羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí
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1 lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
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2 fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
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3 braggart