一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
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1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
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1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
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2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
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1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
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2 fig. casual acquaintance
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
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1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
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1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
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1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
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1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
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1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
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2 incomparable
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
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1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
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2 failing to inspire confidence among people
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3 unpopular
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
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1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
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1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
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1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
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1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
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2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
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1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
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1 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
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2 skulduggery
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3 to hoodwink people
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4 to cheat sb audaciously
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
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1 the full light of day (idiom)
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2 fig. peace and prosperity
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3 in broad daylight
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day