又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
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1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
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2 to talk big
超然世事
chāo rán shì shì
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1 to consider oneself above worldly matters (idiom)
超群绝伦
chāo qún jué lún
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1 outstanding (idiom); incomparable
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
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4 also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑了和尚，跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚，跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later