6 Daily Chinese Idioms [2] | Interesting and Common Chinese Idioms |中文趣味成语
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七上八下 qī shàng bā xià
seven up eight down
[butterflies in one’s stomach; nervous]
他的心情七上八下
他的心情七上八下
tā de xīn qíng qī shàng bā xià
He had butterflies in his stomach.
隔墙有耳gé qiáng yǒu ěr
next to wall have ear
[walls have ears; people might hear what you’re saying]
小声点，小心隔墙有耳
小聲點，小心隔牆有耳
xiǎo shēng diǎn ， xiǎo xīn gé qiáng yǒu ěr
Lower your voice. Be careful. Walls have ears.
对牛弹琴duì niú tán qín
to cow play piano
[talk to a wall; waste time on sb who doesn’t care about/understand it]
跟他讨论音乐只是对牛弹琴
跟他討論音樂只是對牛彈琴
gēn tā tǎo lùn yīn yuè zhǐ shì duì niú tán qín
It’s just like talking to a wall when you talk about music with him.
一知半解yì zhī bàn jiě
one know half understand
[with incomplete knowledge; have only superficial knowledge]
我对汉语一知半解
我對漢語一知半解
wǒ duì hàn yǔ yì zhī bàn jiě
I have a superficial knowledge about Chinese.
胆小如鼠dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
guts small like mice
[timid; easily frightened]
他看起来很凶,但其实胆小如鼠
他看起來很兇,但其實膽小如鼠
tā kàn qǐ lái hěn xiōng , dàn qí shí dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
He looks vicious. But actually he is timid.
虎头蛇尾hǔ tóu shé wěi
tiger head snake tail
[with a brave beginning but unable to persist to the end]
[to start off with a bang but end up with a whimper]
他做事总是虎头蛇尾
他做事總是虎頭蛇尾
tā zuò shì zǒng shì hǔ tóu shé wěi
He always starts things with a bang but ends up with a whimper.
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