1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
2 worlds apart
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
2 eloquent
3 glib
4 voluble
5 have the gift of the gab
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
2 well fortified
3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯,大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
2 to worship
3 to deify
4 to make a holy cow of sth
5 to put sb on a pedestal
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
2 few and far between
3 sparse
惆怅若失
chóu chàng ruò shī
1 to feel despondent (idiom)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
2 fig. to be at a loss
3 perplexed
4 frustrated
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
2 effective government requires minimal intervention
泰然自若
tài rán zì ruò
1 cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves