一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
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1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不疾不徐
bù jí bù xú
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1 neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
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1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
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1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
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2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
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1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
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2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
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1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
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1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
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1 deranged
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2 demented
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3 berserk (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
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1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
大声疾呼
dà shēng jí hū
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1 to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention
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2 to make one's views known
求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì
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1 to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)
疾恶如仇
jí wù rú chóu
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1 to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom)
疾风劲草
jí fēng jìng cǎo
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
疾风知劲草
jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
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3 also written 疾風勁草|疾风劲草
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
病来如山倒,病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
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1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
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1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
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2 the situation is hopeless
病国殃民
bìng guó yāng mín
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1 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
病从口入
bìng cóng kǒu rù
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1 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
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2 fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
病从口入,祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū
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1 Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.