井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
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1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
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2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
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1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
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1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
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2 Long may you live!
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
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1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
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2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
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1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
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2 close in spirit although far away
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
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1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
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2 fig. the best is saved for last
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
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1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà
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1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
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1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
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1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
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1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
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2 fig. extremely difficult
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3 far from an easy task
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
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1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
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2 fig. two hearts beating as one
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3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
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1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
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2 two hearts beating as one
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3 (of a couple) inseparable
瘦死的骆驼比马大
shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà
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1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
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2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
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3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
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1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
询根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth