一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
-
1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
-
2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
-
3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
-
1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
-
1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
-
2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
-
1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
-
1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
-
1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
-
1 self-explanatory
-
2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
-
1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
-
1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
-
2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
-
3 even the best fall down sometimes
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
-
1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
-
1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
-
1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
-
1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
-
1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
-
1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
-
1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
-
1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
-
2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
-
1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
-
2 wasteful
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
-
1 great release of light (idiom)