一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
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1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
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2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
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3 to study diligently
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
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1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
御驾亲征
yù jià qīn zhēng
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1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
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2 to take part personally in an expedition
征名责实
zhēng míng zé shí
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1 to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value
有征无战
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn
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1 to win without a fight (idiom)
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征
dōng tǎo xī zhēng
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
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1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
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1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
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1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
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1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
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2 the traditional roles of a good wife