抚远县 - Fuyuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang - Fǔ yuǎn xiàn | Definition

人无远虑，必有近忧

rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu

1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

君子远庖厨

jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú

1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

天差地远

tiān chā dì yuǎn

1 poles apart (idiom)
2 entirely different

天高皇帝远

tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn

1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

好高骛远

hào gāo wù yuǎn

1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
2 to aim too high

寓意深远

yù yì shēn yuǎn

1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

宁静致远

níng jìng zhì yuǎn

1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
2 cf Still waters run deep.

山长水远

shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn

1 long and arduous journey (idiom)

扼喉抚背

è hóu fǔ bèi

1 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
2 fig. to occupy all key points (military)

敬而远之

jìng ér yuǎn zhī

1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
2 to remain at a respectful distance

敬鬼神而远之

jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī

1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

深谋远虑

shēn móu yuǎn lu:4

1 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
2 to plan far ahead (idiom)

源远流长

yuán yuǎn liú cháng

1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

无远弗届

wú yuǎn fú jiè

1 to extend all over the globe (idiom)
2 far-reaching

登高望远

dēng gāo wàng yuǎn

1 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
2 acute foresight

言近旨远

yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn

1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

贵远贱近

guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

远见卓识

yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí

1 visionary and sagacious (idiom)

远亲不如近邻

yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

1 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

远近皆知

yuǎn jìn jiē zhī

1 known far and wide (idiom)

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