一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
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1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
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2 to hit it off
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3 to click together
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4 to chime in easily
三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
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1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
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1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
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2 fig. things are constantly changing
劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
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1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
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1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
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1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
合而为一
hé ér wéi yī
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1 to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
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1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
同符合契
tóng fú hé qì
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1 same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible
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2 identical
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
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1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng
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1 to fit tightly (idiom)
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2 to join seamlessly
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3 to fit snugly
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
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1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
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1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
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1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
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2 worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
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1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia