一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
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1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
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1 to challenge the law (idiom)
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2 to knowingly violate the law
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
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1 to go separate ways (idiom)
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2 to part ways with sb
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3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
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1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
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2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
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3 lawless
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
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1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
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1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
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1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
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1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
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2 Never give up hope.
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3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
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1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
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1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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2 to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
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1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow a set pattern