司空见惯
sī kōng jiàn guàn
-
1 a common occurrence (idiom)
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
-
1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
-
2 fig. an open secret
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
-
1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
-
1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
-
1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
-
1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
牝鸡司晨
pìn jī sī chén
-
1 female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
-
2 women meddle in politics
-
3 The female wears the trousers.
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
-
1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
-
2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
-
1 articulate in speech (idiom)
-
2 eloquent
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
-
1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
-
2 sumptuous entertainment