一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
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1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
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1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
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1 self-explanatory
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2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
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1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
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
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
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1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
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1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
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1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
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1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
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1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)