一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
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1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
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1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
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2 to separate
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
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1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
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2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
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1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
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2 fig. Be sure to wait!
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3 See you there!
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
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1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
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2 fig. to head off in various directions
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3 to flee helter-skelter
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
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1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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2 jerry-building
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3 sloppy work
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
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1 unexpected (idiom)
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2 surprising
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
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1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
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1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
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1 to part without hard feelings (idiom)
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2 to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it