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Four-character set phrases are structurally the same as idioms , since they also consist of four characters . Chinese usually put these two into the same category and call them “ಯ㿔៤䇁 sìyán chéngyu ˇ , four-character idioms.” However, unlike the idioms, these are not

2.10 Four-character set phrases

usually crystallizations of stories from classical writings and their usage is more common and their occurrence is more frequent in modern Chinese.

A ⠅ϡ䞞᠟ àibùshìsho ˇ u like something so much one would not let go of it

⠅䋶བੑ àicáirúmìng money-grabbing, miserly

⠅㥿㛑ࡽ àimònéngzhù willing but unable to help

ᅝℹᔧ䔺 ānbùdāngchē walking, go on foot ᅝߚᅜᏅ ānf ènsho ˇ ujî ˇ well behaved and law

abiding, mind one’s own business ᅝሙФϮ ānjūlèyè live and work

in peace and contentment

ᅝ䋿Ф䘧 ānpínlèdào live contentedly even though poor, and enjoying what one does

ᅝ✊᮴ᘭ ānránwúyàng safe and sound ᣝ䚼ህ⧁ ànbùjiùbān doing things

according to rules ᱫㆁӸҎ ànjiànshāngrén stab people in the

back

ᯖ佪䯨ℹ ángsho ˇ ukuòbù march forward with head high, strut about

B ܿ䴶⦆⦥ bāmiànlínglóng pleasing everyone, an

artful person

ⱑথ㢡㢡 báif àcāngcāng with white/grey hair ⱑ᮹خṺ báirìzuòmèng day-dreaming ⱑ᠟䍋ᆊ báisho ˇ uqî ˇ jiā build up a fortune

from scratch ⱑ༈ة㗕 báitóuxiéla ˇ o husband and wife

live together through old age

ⱒ䇏ϡॠ ba ˇ idúbúyàn something one never gets tired of reading ⱒথⱒЁ ba ˇ if āba ˇ izhòng always on target ⱒᛳѸ䲚 ba ˇ iga ˇ njīaojí moved by many

diff erent emotions ⱒ㢅唤ᬒ ba ˇ ihuāqíf àng let a hundred fl owers

blossom, let all talents be revealed

ⱒᗱϡ㾷 ba ˇ isībùjiě absolutely cannot understand ⱒձⱒ乎 ba ˇ iyība ˇ ishùn totally obedient ⱒ៬ⱒ㚰 ba ˇ izhànba ˇ ishèng ever victorious ⱒᡬϡᣴ ba ˇ izhébùna ˇ o unyielding

and persistent, unrelenting, never frustrated

ञ䗨㗠ᑳ bàntú’érf èi give up half way ञֵञ⭥ bànxìnbànyí not quite convinced,

half believing, half doubting

ञ໰ϝ᳈ bànyèsāngēng in the middle of the night

ᲈ䏇བ䳋 bàotiàorúléi fl y into a rage, stomp around with rage ᵃⲬ⣐㈡ bēipánlángjí cups and dishes

in disarray after a dinner or party ᴀᴹ䴶Ⳃ běnláimiànmù one’s true colors ᴀ᳿צ㕂 běnmòdàozhì confuse cause and

eff ect, put the cart before the horse ー᠟ー㛮 bènsho ˇ ubènjia ˇ o clumsy

ー༈ー㛥 bèntóubènna ˇ o block-headed, stupid

↨᠟⬏㛮 bî ˇ sho ˇ uhuàjia ˇ o to gesticulate (while talking)

ᖙᙁᖙᭀ bìgōngbìjìng extremely respectful 䯁䮼䗴䔺 bìménzàochē work on a project

without knowing what everyone else is doing on the same project

䶁䭓㥿ঞ biānchángmòjí beyond one’s reach (of authority) ᕀᕀ᳝⼐ bīnbīnyo ˇ ulî ˇ very well mannered ބ໽䲾ഄ bīngtiānxuědì the whole landscape

covered with ice and snow

⮙ܹ㝣㙧 bìngrùgāohuāng sick to the core, incurable मস䗮Ҟ bógu ˇ tōngjīn well versed in

knowledge old and new, very learned मᄺ໮ᠡ bóxuéduōcái learned and talented ϡ㘏ϟ䯂 bùchî ˇ xiàwèn feel at ease asking

and learning from people below oneself

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ϡᠧ㞾᢯ bùda ˇ zìzhāo confess without being pressed, confess on one’s own ϡࡼໄ㡆 búdòngshēngsè not showing any

feelings, poker-faced, not batting an eyelid ϡདᛣᗱ bùha ˇ oyìsi embarrassed, shy ϡ⃶㗠ᬷ bùhuān’érsàn end in discord ϡᜠϡᖭ bùhuāngbùmáng calmly, not in any

hurry

ϡ䅵᭄݊ bújìqíshù countless,

uncountable ϡ᢬ᇣ㡖 bùjūxia ˇ ojié not constrained

by formalities, unconventional ϡ෾ಲ佪 bùkānhuísho ˇ u cannot bear to look

back to the past ϡ෾䆒ᛇ bùkānshèxia ˇ ng unimaginable,

inconceivable ϡৃᬥ㥃 bùkějiùyào incurable, beyond

remedy

ϡৃ㚰᭄ bùkěshèngshu ˇ countless, numerous ϡৃᬊᣒ bùkěshōushi beyond help,

unretractable

ϡৃᗱ䆂 bùkěsīyì unthinkable,

incomprehensible ϡࢇ㗠㦋 bùláo’érhuò reap without sowing ϡњњП bùlia ˇ olia ˇ ozhī settle something by

leaving it unsettled ϡ䴆ໄ㡆 búlùshēngsè not revealing one’s feelings, intentions, etc.

ϡӺϡ㉏ bùlúnbúlèi neither fi sh nor fowl ϡᯢϡⱑ bùmíngbùbái pointless, with no

clear reason

ϡϝϡಯ bùsānbúsì neither one nor the other; neither fi sh, fl esh, nor fowl ϡໄϡડ bùshēngbùxia ˇ ng quiet, silent ϡ㚰ᵮВ búshèngméiju ˇ too numerous

to mention, too numerous to count ϡ⮐ϡ⮦ bùténgbùya ˇ ng eff ortless,

perfunctory ϡ䯏ϡ䯂 bùwénbúwèn turn a blind eye to,

turn a deaf ear to, be indiff erent to

ϡⳌϞϟ bùxiāngshàngxià comparable, well matched, on a par ϡᄺ᮴ᴃ bùxuéwúshù ignorant, not learned ϡॠ݊⚺ búyànqífán taking great pains,

very patient ϡ㗐㗠亲 búyì’érf ēi vanish into the

thin air, disappear suddenly

ϡ㑺㗠ৠ bùyuē’értóng coincide, think alike, in concert

ϡᢽ᠟↉ bùzésho ˇ uduàn by hook or by crook

ϡⶹϡ㾝 bùzhībùjué unaware,

unconsciously ϡⶹ᠔᥾ bùzhīsuo ˇ cuò at a loss, not

knowing what to do ϡ䎇ᣖ啓 bùzúguàchî ˇ not worth

mentioning, not important

ℹҎৢᇬ bùrénhòuchén follow in someone’s footsteps

C ᠡ䉠ঠܼ cáimàoshuāngquán beautiful/handsome

and talented

ᚼ᮴Ҏ䘧 ca ˇ nwúréndào inhumane, brutal 㮣啭ऻ㰢 cánglóngwòhu ˇ hidden talents খᏂϡ唤 cēncībùqí uneven, not uniform ሖߎϡか céngchūbùqióng emerging endlessly,

one coming after another

ᦦ㖙䲒亲 chāchìnánf ēi diffi cult to escape 䭓㆛໻䆎 chángpiāndàlùn very lengthy,

long-winded 䔺∈偀啭 chēshuî ˇ ma ˇ lóng heavy traffi c

≝咬ᆵ㿔 chénmògua ˇ yán keeping quiet, habitually silent 䍕☿ᠧࡿ chènhuo ˇ da ˇ jié take advantage of

others’ misfortune to benefi t oneself

⿄ᖗབᛣ chēngxīnrúyì just as one wishes, to one’s own liking ៤गϞϛ chéngqiānshàngwàn thousands upon

thousands

៤㕸㒧䯳 chéngqúnjiéduì in large groups ៤ҎП㕢 chéngrénzhīměi helping others to

achieve their goals Ь㰮㗠ܹ chéngxū’érrù take advantage of a

chance

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偄ৡЁ໪ chímíngzhōngwài famous in China and abroad

䌸᠟ぎᣇ chìsho ˇ ukōngquán empty-handed ᛕⳝ㢺㜌 chóuméiku ˇ lia ˇ n distressed looks ϥᗕⱒߎ cho ˇ utàiba ˇ ichū acting like a buff oon ߎষ៤ゴ chūko ˇ uchéngzhāng articulate, be able

to speak well extemporaneously ߎҎ༈ഄ chūréntóudì stand a cut above

others

ߎ⫳ܹ⅏ chūshēngrùsî ˇ risk one’s life, go through thick and thin

߱ߎ㣙ᑤ chūchūmáolú totally inexperienced in society

໘П⋄✊ chu ˇ zhītàirán take things calmly ໘໘⺄ຕ chùchùpèngbì run against obstacles

everywhere

਍↯∖⮉ chuīmáoqiúcī fault-fi nding, hair-splitting

ൖ⍢ϝሎ chuíxiánsānchî ˇ greedily hankering after something

᯹亢⒵䴶 chūnf ēngma ˇ nmiàn beaming with smiles and happiness 䆡ϡ䖒ᛣ cíbùdáyì words fail to express

the real meaning

㉫ᖗ໻ᛣ cūxīndàyì careless, negligent ᇌℹϡ⾏ cùnbùbùlí follow someone

closely

᥾᠟ϡঞ cuòsho ˇ ubùjí caught unprepared D ᠧᢅϡᑇ da ˇ bàobùpíng lend a helping hand

to right a wrong

໻ᴤᇣ⫼ dàcáixia ˇ oyòng underuse of great talents and material

໻ৗϔ᚞ dàchīyìjīng astounded, greatly shocked

໻থ䳋䳚 dàf āléitíng fl y into a rage, fl are up

໻ࡳਞ៤ dàgōnggàochéng a great task is successfully accomplished

໻݀᮴⾕ dàgōngwúsī totally selfl ess

໻⍋ᤲ䩜 dàha ˇ ilāozhēn look for a needle in a haystack

໻᚞ᇣᗾ dàjīngxia ˇ oguài fuss over something small, a storm in a teacup

໻ৡ哢哢 dàmíngdî ˇ ngdî ˇ ng very well known, celebrated

໻఼ᰮ៤ dàqìwa ˇ nchéng great talents mature late, Rome was not built in a day

໻༅᠔ᳯ dàshīsuo ˇ wàng greatly disappointed

໻ৠᇣᓖ dàtóngxia ˇ oyì nearly the same, diff ering only in details

໻ᰒ䑿᠟ dàxia ˇ nshēnsho ˇ u show off one’s skill, distinguish oneself

໻ᨛ໻ᨚ dàyáodàba ˇ i strut; walk with big, swinging steps ਚ༈ਚ㛥 dāitóudāina ˇ o idiotic, tactless ਚ㢹᳼叵 dāiruòmùjī dumb as a wooden

chicken, dumbstruck, rendered speechless ऩᵾऍ偀 dānqiāngpīma ˇ single-handed 㚚໻ࣙ໽ da ˇ ndàbāotiān fearless, extremely

brave

㚚ᇣབ哴 da ˇ nxia ˇ orúshu ˇ timid as a mouse, cowardly

㚚៬ᖗ᚞ da ˇ nzhànxīnjīng tremble with fear ᔧП᮴᛻ dāngzhīwúkuì worthy of great

reputation, worthy of merit

צ㸠䗚ᮑ dàoxíngnìshī do things backward, retrogressive attempt 䘧਀䗨䇈 dàotīngtúshuō hearsay, gossip ᕫϡٓ༅ débùchángshī more loss than gain,

waste eff ort on pointless things ᕫᇌ䖯ሎ décùnjìnchî ˇ give him an inch and

he’ll take a mile ᕫ䖛Ϩ䖛 déguòqiěguò muddle through, get

by

ᕫ໽⣀८ détiāndúhòu particularly blessed ᕫᛣᖬᔶ déyìwàngxíng beside oneself with

joy

ᕫᛣ⋟⋟ déyìyángyáng very pleased with oneself

ഄ໻⠽म dìdàwùbó vast terrritory and rich resources 乴ϝצಯ diānsānda ˇ osì upside-down, in

utter confusion, incoherent

乊໽ゟഄ dî ˇ ngtiānlìdì towering (said of a person), heroic and great

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϶ϝ㨑ಯ diūsānlàsì missing this and that, losing this and that ϰ༨㽓䍄 dōngbēnxīzo ˇ u running to and fro busily, going in all directions

ϰᢝ㽓ᡃ dōnglāxīchě do things in a disorderly way;

ramble in speech ϰቅݡ䍋 dōngshānzàiqî ˇ stage a comeback ϰᓴ㽓ᳯ dōngzhāngxīwàng look this way and

that

⣀ϔ᮴Ѡ dúyīwú’èr one of a kind, unique, unmatched ᑺ᮹བᑈ dùrìrúnián a day seems as long as a year , time passes slowly

ᮁゴপН duànzhāngqu ˇ yì take things out of context

ᇍㄨབ⌕ duìdárúliú give quick and fl uent answers

ᇍ⠯ᔍ⨈ duìniútánqín cast pearls before swine

ᇍ⮛ϟ㥃 duìzhèngxiàyào prescribe specifi c cures for specifi c problems

໮ᠡ໮㡎 duōcáidūoyì talented in many things, versatile

໮ᛕ୘ᛳ duōchóushànga ˇ n overly sentimental

໮໮Ⲟ୘ duōduōyìshàn the more the merrier

໮ㅵ䯆џ duōgua ˇ nxiánshì stick one’s nose in other’s business, fi nger in many pies E ᘽᇚқ᡹ ēnjiāngchóubào repay kindness with

hatred

㘇Ⳃϔᮄ ěrmùyìxīn fi nd everything new and fresh

㘇ᦤ䴶ੑ ěrtímiànmìng give earnest advice 㘇䯏Ⳃⵍ ěrwénmùdu ˇ what one witnesses

directly, what one hears and sees F থ༟ᖬ亳 f āf ènwàngshí work so hard as to

forget to eat

থোᮑҸ f āhàoshīlìng give orders 㗏ᴹ㽚এ f ānláif ùqù toss and turn; say

things repeatedly

㗏໽㽚ഄ f āntiānf ùdì earth-shaking; make a shambles of ড໡᮴ᐌ fa ˇ nf ùwúcháng change one’s mind

frequently, blow hot and cold

ᑳᆱᖬ亳 f èiqî ˇ nwàngshí forget to eat or sleep ߚ䘧ᡀ䭇 f ēndàoyángbiāo to go separate ways ߚ䮼߿㉏ f ēnménbiélèi sort into diff erent

categories

Є㸷䎇亳 f ēngyīzúshí have plenty of food and clothes

亢䴵ϔᯊ f ēngmíyìshí become fashionable for a time

亢ᑇ⌾䴭 f ēngpínglàngjìng no wind or waves, all is calm

亢䇗䲼乎 f ēngtiáoyu ˇ shùn everything goes smoothly

亢⚯⅟ᑈ f ēngzhúcánnián old age, like a candle in the wind

໿ଅཛ䱣 fūchàngf ùsuí husband and wife are in sync

ᭋ㸡њџ fūyánlia ˇ oshì do things in a perfunctory way 䍈∸䐜☿ f ùtāngda ˇ ohuo ˇ undaunted by

danger, through thick and thin G ᬍ䖛㞾ᮄ ga ˇ iguòzìxīn mend one’s ways and

start over, turn over a new leaf

ᬍ༈ᤶ䴶 ga ˇ itóuhuànmiàn make superfi cial changes

ᬍ䙾ᔦℷ ga ˇ ixiéguīzhèng mend one’s ways

⫬ᢰϟ亢 gānbàixiàf ēng willing to admit defeat or inferiority 催ᵩ᮴ᖻ gāozhěnwúyōu rest without worry,

rest easy

ḐḐϡܹ gégébúrù incompatible, misfi t 䱨๭᳝㘇 géqiángyo ˇ u’ěr walls have ears 䱨䵈᧨⮦ géxuēsāoya ˇ ng a vain eff ort, useless

attempt

৘ᣕᏅ㾕 gèchíjî ˇ jiàn each holds on to his/her own opinion, uncompromising

৘ሑ᠔㛑 gèjìnsuo ˇ néng each according to his/her ability

৘ᓣ৘ḋ gèshìgèyàng all kinds

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৘᳝᠔䭓 gèyo ˇ usuo ˇ cháng each has his/her/its own merits

৘᳝᠔ད gèyo ˇ usuo ˇ hào each has his/her own taste, each to his/her own liking

ḍ⏅㩖೎ gēnshēndìgù rooted, deep-seated, ingrained ࡳ៤ৡህ gōngchéngmíngjiù to have achieved

success and recognition

࣒ᖗ᭫㾦 gōuxīndòujia ˇ o plot against each other, mutual rivalry

⢫ᗹ䏇๭ go ˇ ujítiàoqiáng take desperate measures if pushed to the limit

⢫ҫҎ࢓ go ˇ uzhàngrénshì a bully who relies on powerful backing সҞЁ໪ gu ˇ jīnzhōngwài at all times and in all

countries ᄸ䰟ᆵ䯏 gūlòugua ˇ wén ill-informed 偼㙝Ⳍ䖲 gu ˇ ròuxiānglián fl esh and blood 偼⯺བ᷈ gu ˇ shòurúchái thin as a bag of

bones

ᢤᔃᢍ㾦 gua ˇ iwānmòjia ˇ o beat about the bush, to be roundabout 儐儐⼳⼳ guî ˇ guî ˇ suìsuì secretive, stealthy 䖛⊇ᢚḹ guòhéchāiqiáo burn the bridge

after crossing it, be ungrateful

䖛Ⳃϡᖬ guòmùbúwàng will not forget after reading, great retentive memory H ⍋ᑩᤲ᳜ ha ˇ idî ˇ lāoyuè make a futile

attempt, attempt something illusory

৿৿㚵㚵 hánhanhūhū ambiguous, evasive, muttering

↿ϡ৿㊞ háobùhánhu unambiguous, clear-cut

དৗឦخ hàochīla ˇ nzuò gluttonous and lazy, good for nothing

੠㬐ৃ҆ hé’a ˇ ikěqīn kind and gentle

੠ᑇ݅໘ hépínggòngchu ˇ live at peace with, peaceful coexistence

吸ゟ叵㕸 hèlìjīqún stand out,

outstanding

῾ϗオܿ héngqīshùbā spread out in disorder

ઘූ໻ュ hōngtángdàxiào all burst out into laughter

ৢӮ᳝ᳳ hòuhuìyo ˇ uqī will meet again

㊞䞠㊞⍖ húlihūtū muddle-headed

ಿ೉৲ᵷ húluntūnza ˇ o swallow without chewing, accepting without thinking 㚵䇈ܿ䘧 húshuōbādào talk nonsense, stuff

and nonsense

㚵ᗱхᛇ húsīluànxia ˇ ng let one’s imagination run wild

㰢༈㲛ሒ hu ˇ tóushéwěi good beginning with a weak ending, peter out

㢅㿔Ꮋ䇁 huāyánqia ˇ oyu ˇ artful talk, lip service

⃶໽୰ഄ huāntiānxî ˇ dì overjoyed, extremely delighted

ᘡ✊໻ᙳ hua ˇ ngrándàwù suddenly realize, a great revelation

᣹䞥བೳ huījīnrútu ˇ spend money like dirt, squander 䇆Ҏϡ׺ huî ˇ rénbújuàn tireless in teaching

⌥∈ᩌ剐 húnshuî ˇ mōyú to fi sh in troubled waters

ᯣ༈ᯣ㛥 hūntóuhūnna ˇ o muddle-headed, become muddled

☿Ϟࡴ⊍ huo ˇ shàngjiāyóu add fuel to fl ames, stir things up J 伹ϡᢽ亳 jībùzéshí beggars can’t be

choosers

伹ᆦѸ䖿 jīhánjiāopò suff er from both hunger and cold

⿃ᇥ៤໮ jīsha ˇ ochéngduō many a little makes a mickle, many a little makes a lot

᮶ᕔϡ੢ jìwa ˇ ngbújiù let bygones be bygones

ᆊᐌ֓佁 jiāchángbiànf àn ordinary meal, home cooking

ᆊஏ᠋ᰧ jiāyùhùxia ˇ o known to every household

؛݀⌢⾕ jia ˇ gōngjìsī exploit public offi ces for private gains

؛ᖗ؛ᛣ jia ˇ xīnjia ˇ yì insincere, feigned sincerity

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㾕⅏ϡᬥ jiànsî ˇ bújiù doing nothing to save someone in grave danger 㾕Н࢛Ў jiànyìyo ˇ ngwéi gallantly rise to the

occasion

Ѹ༈᥹㘇 jiāotóujiē’ěr whisper into each other’s ears, talk confi dentially 㛮䏣ᅲഄ jia ˇ otàshídì feet solidly on the

ground

ি㢺䖲໽ jiàoku ˇ liántiān complain bitterly ᬭᄺⳌ䭓 jiàoxuéxiāngzha ˇ ng teaching and learning

stimulate each other ⱚ໻⃶୰ jiēdàhuānxî ˇ everyone concerned

is greatly pleased

᥹Ѡ䖲ϝ jiē’èrliánsān one after another, successively ᥋䎇ܜⱏ jiézúxiāndēng fastest person gets

there fi rst

׳㢅⤂ԯ jièhuāxiànfó make a gift of something given by others

᭸᭸䅵䕗 jīnjīnjìjiào caculate everything, haggle over

everything

䫺Ϟ⏏㢅 jî ˇ nshàngtiānhuā make what is good better, icing on the cake

䖥೼ⴐࠡ jìnzàiya ˇ nqián right under one’s nose

䖯䗔ϸ䲒 jìntuìlia ˇ ngnán in a dilemma

᚞໽ࡼഄ jīngtiāndòngdì earth-shaking, incredible

㊒⮆࡯ሑ jīngpílìjìn completely exhausted ѩѩ᳝ᴵ jî ˇ ngjî ˇ ngyo ˇ utiáo in good order, tidy

ᭀ㗠䖰П jìng’éryua ˇ nzhī keep at a respectful distance

б⅏ϔ⫳ jiu ˇ sî ˇ yìshēng a narrow escape, close shave

ህџ䆎џ jiùshìlùnshì deal with a matter on its own merits ВϪ䯏ৡ ju ˇ shìwénmíng world famous Вϔডϝ ju ˇ yīfa ˇ nsān make inference by

analogy

K ᓔ䮼㾕ቅ kāiménjiànshān no beating about the bush

՗՗㗠䇜 ka ˇ nka ˇ n’értán talk at ease and fl uently

ৃᛇ㗠ⶹ kěxia ˇ ng’érzhī as can be imagined ぎぎ⋲⋲ kōngkōngdòngdòng completely empty,

no content

ぎࠡ㒱ৢ kōngqiánjuéhòu unprecedented and unrepeatable ぎЁὐ䯕 kōngzhōnglóugé castles in the air,

daydreams

ষ㢹 ⊇ ko ˇ uruòxuánhé eloquent, nimble of speech

ষᰃᖗ䴲 ko ˇ ushìxīnf ēi say one thing and mean another 㛡♭Ҏষ kuàizhìrénko ˇ u widely quoted, on

everyone’s lips

⢖亢ᲈ䲼 kuángf ēngbàoyu ˇ storms and hurricanes

L  䙟䞠䙟䘶 lālilātā sloppy, slovenly

ᢝ㒓ᨁḹ lāxiàndāqiáo pull strings and make contacts

ᴹᴹᕔᕔ láiláiwa ˇ ngwa ˇ ng coming and going, to and fro

ᴹ啭এ㛝 láilóngqùmài sequence of actions, the complete process, the ins and outs ᴹ㗙ϡᢦ láizhěbújù refuse no one, refuse

nothing

⣐⢜Ўཌ lángbèiwéijiān in cahoots

⣐৲㰢ઑ lángtūnhu ˇ yàn wolf down, gobble up

㗕ᔧⲞໂ la ˇ odāngyìzhuàng the older the more energetic, old and vigorous

㗕ཌᎼ⒥ la ˇ ojiānjùhuá old and cunning, old and crafty

㗕⫳ᐌ䇜 la ˇ oshēngchángtán cliché expression Фᵕ⫳ᚆ lèjíshēngbēi extreme joy gives

rise to sorrow

⊾བ䲼ϟ lèirúyu ˇ xià tears fall like rain ދ㢹ބ䳰 lěngruòbīngshuāng (manner) cold as ice ދⴐᮕ㾖 lěngya ˇ npángguān look on with

indiff erence ᛷ༈ᛷ㛥 lèngtóulèngna ˇ o rash, reckless ᘟᘟϡ㟡 liànliànbùshě reluctant to part ϸܼ݊㕢 lia ˇ ngquánqíměi satisfy both parties,

have it both ways

2.10 Four-character set phrases

ϸ㹪⏙亢 lia ˇ ngxiùqīngf ēng penniless, having nothing but bare hands

䳊ϗܿ⹢ língqībāsuì odds and ends, odd pieces

݁⼲᮴Џ liùshénwúzhu ˇ out of sorts, at sixes and sevens

хϗܿ㊳ luànqībāzāo messy, chaotic, topsy-turvy 㔫䞠㔫஺ luōliluōsuō fussy, nagging M ඟ༈㢺ᑆ máitóuku ˇ gàn work very hard,

industrious

⒵䴶᯹亢 ma ˇ nmiànchūnf ēng face beaming with smiles

⒵䕑㗠ᔦ ma ˇ nzài’érguī come home with a full load

↯᠟↯㛮 máosho ˇ umáojia ˇ o careless, rough-handed

᜶ᴵᮃ⧚ màntiáosīlî ˇ slowly and unperturbed

↯䘖㞾㤤 Máo Suí zìjiàn recommend oneself for something ⳝ亲㡆㟲 méif ēisèwu ˇ enraptured, delighted 㕢Ёϡ䎇 měizhōngbùzú slight imperfection 䴶㑶㘇䌸 miànhóng’ěrchì blushing

䴶咘㙠⯺ miànhuángjīshòu thin and colorless (person), emaciated 䴶Ⳃϔᮄ miànmùyìxīn take on a new look

཭᠟ಲ᯹ miàosho ˇ uhuíchūn wonderful skill in curing illnesses ৡϡ㰮Ӵ míngbùxūchuán well-deserved

reputation

ৡࡃ݊ᅲ míngf ùqíshí the name matches the reality, worthy of the name

ᯢⶹᬙ⢃ míngzhīgùf àn violate knowingly, do something wrong knowingly

㥿ৡ݊཭ mòmíngqímiào inexplicable, without reason or rhyme

⓴ϡ݇ᖗ mòbùguānxīn indiff erent, totally unconcerned Ⳃϡ䆚ϕ mùbùshídīng completely illiterate Ⳃ⵾ষਚ mùdèngko ˇ udāi dumbfounded,

stunned

N ᣓ᠟ད៣ násho ˇ uha ˇ oxì one’s specialty, what one is best at फ㜨࣫䇗 nánqiāngběidiào a mixed accent 䲒㟡䲒ߚ nánshěnánf ēn diffi cult to part from

each other

䲒㿔П䱤 nányánzhīyî ˇ n something diffi cult to disclose

ᙐ㕲៤ᗦ na ˇ oxiūchéngnù embarrassment turned into anger 㛑㗙໮ࢇ néngzhěduōláo capable people do

more work ᗉᗉϡᖬ niànniànbúwàng unable to forget,

unforgettable ᓘ؛៤ⳳ nòngjia ˇ chéngzhēn something playful

becomes serious, false becomes true ᗦথކݴ nùf àchōngguān so angry that one’s

hair stands on end ᗦⳂ㗠㾚 nùmù’érshì stare with angry

eyes, to glare at O 㮩ᮁϱ䖲 o ˇ uduànsīlián relationships that

cannot be entirely severed

਩ᖗ≹㸔 o ˇ uxīnlìxuè work one’s heart out, work one’s fi ngers to the bone

يϔЎП o ˇ uyīwéizhī do something once in a while

P ᢡḜি㒱 pāi’ànjiàojué praise the excellence

of something

ᥦ䲒㾷㒋 páinànjiěf ēn settle disputes, clear up misunderstandings

ᑲ✊໻⠽ pángrándàwù something

formidable, colossus ᮕ㾖㗙⏙ pángguānzhěqīng the by-stander always

sees more clearly ᮕ㢹᮴Ҏ pángruòwúrén act as if no one is

nearby, supercilious

᡿༈ᬷথ pītóusa ˇ nf à with hair disheveled

᤻㝍໻ュ pěngf ùdàxiào split one’s sides with laughter, roar with laughter

৺ᵕ⋄ᴹ pî ˇ jítàilái something good follows something very bad

2.10 Four-character set phrases

Ⲃ↯П㾕 pímáozhījiàn superfi cial views ᑇᖗ䴭⇨ píngxīnjìngqì calm, dispassionate ᑇᯧ䖥Ҏ píngyìjìnrén amicable and easy to

get along with 㧡∈Ⳍ䗶 píngshuî ˇ xiāngféng casual and brief

encounter, meet by chance

᡿᯳᠈᳜ pīxīngdàiyuè work or travel night and day

⸈䬰䞡೚ pòjìngchóngyuán reunion of a couple after separation or divorce

⸈ষ໻偖 pòko ˇ udàmà shout abuse at someone

᱂໽ৠᑚ pu ˇ tiāntóngqìng the whole country/

world joins in celebration

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