一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
-
1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
-
1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
-
1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
-
2 fig. not to be outdone
-
3 not to yield to one's opponents
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
-
1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
-
2 a lot of noise but no action
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
-
1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
-
2 unalterable
-
3 unvarying
-
4 monotonous
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
-
1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
-
2 There is safety in numbers.
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
-
1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
-
1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
-
1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
-
1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
-
2 fig. not enough to go around
-
3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
-
1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
-
2 everything points to disaster
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
-
1 unique
-
2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
-
1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
-
1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
-
1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
-
1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
-
1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
-
1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
-
1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
-
2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
-
3 to study diligently
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
-
1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description