1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
1 a tiny bit (idiom)
2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
1 one divides into two
2 to be two-sided
3 there are two sides to everything
4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
2 to come out even
3 to tie
4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
2 to share everything
3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb