一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
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2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
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3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
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1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
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2 intolerable behavior
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
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1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
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2 all smiles
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
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1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
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1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
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1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
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2 pride comes before a fall
无功不受禄
wú gōng bù shòu lù
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1 Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
无功受禄
wú gōng shòu lù
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1 to get undeserved rewards (idiom)
无容置疑
wú róng zhì yí
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1 cannot be doubted (idiom)
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
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1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
眼里容不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
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1 can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
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2 unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
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3 not prepared to turn a blind eye
笑容可掬
xiào róng kě jū
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1 smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
义不容辞
yì bù róng cí
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1 not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)
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2 incumbent
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3 bounden (duty)
临危受命
lín wēi shòu mìng
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1 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
自作自受
zì zuò zì shòu
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1 to reap what one has sown (idiom)
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2 to stew in one's own juice