一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
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1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
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2 stuck in a rut
一模一样
yī mú yī yàng
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1 exactly the same (idiom)
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2 carbon copy
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3 also pr. [yī mó yī yàng]
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
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1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
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2 unalterable
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3 unvarying
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4 monotonous
人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
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1 (idiom) to pose
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2 to put on airs
依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
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1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
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2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
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1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
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1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
各色各样
gè sè gè yàng
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1 lit. each color and each form (idiom)
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2 diverse
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3 various
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4 all kinds of
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
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1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
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2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
好样的
hǎo yàng de
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1 (idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
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1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
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1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
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2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
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1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change