以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
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1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
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1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
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2 (any number of possible translations)
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
报仇雪耻
bào chóu xuě chǐ
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1 to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)
报仇雪恨
bào chóu xuě hèn
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1 to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
程门立雪
Chéng mén lì xuě
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1 lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
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2 fig. deep reverence for one's master
聚萤映雪
jù yíng yìng xuě
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1 lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
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2 burning the midnight oil
雪上加霜
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
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1 to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another
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2 to make things worse in a bad situation
雪中送炭
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
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1 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
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2 fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
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1 a goose's footprint in the snow
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2 vestiges of the past (idiom)
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3 the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
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1 almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
风花雪月
fēng huā xuě yuè
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1 wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
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2 love affair
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3 romance is in the air
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4 dissipated life
鹅毛大雪
é máo dà xuě
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1 goose feather snow (idiom)
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2 big heavy snow fall