一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
-
1 to echo one another (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
-
1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
-
2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
-
3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
-
1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
-
1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
-
1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
-
1 poor people (idiom)
-
2 those who live from hand to mouth
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
-
1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
-
2 to get into confrontation
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
-
1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
-
1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
-
2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
-
3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
-
4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
-
1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
-
2 to play the good cop
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
-
1 to sing the high part
-
2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
-
1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
-
1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
-
1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
-
2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
-
1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
-
1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
-
1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
-
1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
-
1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
-
2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
小作怡情,大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
-
1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)