History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiāo Zǐ xiǎn] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nán cháo Liáng], 59 scrolls
usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nán Qí shū] to distinguish from Northern Qi
1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
1 (idiom) variable
2 uneven
3 irregular
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
2 fig. to show off one's erudition
3 a person who does so
整齐划一
zhěng qí huà yī
1 to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
2 two hearts beating as one
3 (of a couple) inseparable
洪福齐天
hóng fú qí tiān
1 flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
2 still wet behind the ears
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
百花齐放
bǎi huā qí fàng
1 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
1 a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
1 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
万马齐喑
wàn mǎ qí yīn
1 thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out