一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
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2 fig. to go to great lengths
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3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
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1 to completely ignore (idiom)
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2 to pay no attention to
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3 not to be in the least concerned about
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
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1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
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2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
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1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
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2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
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1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
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1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
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1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances