价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
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1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
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2 to get the best of both worlds
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3 to have it both ways
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4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
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1 complete and beautiful
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2 to be perfect (idiom)
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
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1 (idiom) variable
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2 uneven
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3 irregular
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
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1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
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2 in a tangled mess
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
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1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
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2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
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1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
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2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
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1 poles apart (idiom)
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2 as different as can be
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
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1 poles apart (idiom)
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2 entirely different
失之毫厘,差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
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1 to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
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2 to get all the glory
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3 to rank highest
差之毫厘,失之千里
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ
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1 the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
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2 a miss is as good as a mile
差之毫厘,谬以千里
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
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2 a miss is as good as a mile
差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì
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1 (idiom) just passable
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2 barely satisfactory
爱美之心,人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
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1 everyone loves beauty (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
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1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
珍馐美馔
zhēn xiū měi zhuàn
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1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
甜言美语
tián yán měi yǔ
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1 sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom); hypocritical flattery
尽善尽美
jìn shàn jìn měi
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1 perfect (idiom); perfection
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2 the best of all possible worlds
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3 as good as it gets