1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2 fig. hell freezes over
3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
2 fig. unfounded (story)
3 baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
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