不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
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1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
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1 self-explanatory
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2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
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1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
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1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
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1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
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1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
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2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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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
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
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1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
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2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
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1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
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1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
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2 famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
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1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
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2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
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1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
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2 to feel at home anywhere
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3 to roam about unconstrained
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4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
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1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
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2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
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1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
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1 great release of light (idiom)