三心二意sān xīn èr yì
three heart two mind
[indecisive; hesitant; in two minds]
他做事三心二意
他做事三心二意
tā zuò shì sān xīn èr yì
He does things in two minds.
口是心非kǒu shì xīn fēi
mouth yes heart no
[say yes and mean no; with a forked tongue]
她是个口是心非的女人
她是個口是心非的女人
tā shì ge kǒu shì xīn fēi de nǚ rén
She is a woman who speaks with a forked tongue
一毛不拔yì máo bù bá
one hair don’t pull
[stingy; too stingy to pull out a hair]
一毛不拔的人不受欢迎
一毛不拔的人不受歡迎
yì máo bù bá de rén bú shòu huān yíng
A stingy person is unpopular.
[You can also say 他是个小气鬼( n.)/ tā shì ge xiǎo qì guǐ ]
倾盆大雨qīng pén dà yǔ
pour bucket big rain
[rain heavily; downpour; come down in buckets]
早上突然下起倾盆大雨
早上突然下起傾盆大雨
zǎo shàng tū rán xià qǐ qīng pén dà yǔ
It suddenly rained heavily in the morning.
井底之蛙jǐng dǐ zhī wā
well bottom ‘s frog
[an arrogant person with a limited outlook and little knowledge]
[a frog in a well knows nothing about the ocean]
用功读书，别当井底之蛙
用功讀書, 別當井底之蛙
yòng gōng dú shū ， bié dàng jǐng dǐ zhī wā
Study hard. Don’t be a frog in a well.
食指大动shí zhǐ dà dòng
food finger big(energetically) move
[appetizing; finger licking | 令sb/让sb 食指大动]
[In Chinese, we call “index finger” as” food finger”]
中国菜让我食指大动
中國菜讓我食指大動
zhōng guó cài ràng wǒ shí zhǐ dà dòng
Chinese dishes are appetizing to me.
十全十美shí quán shí měi
ten complete ten beautiful
[pefect in every aspect]
这是个十全十美的计划
這是個十全十美的計劃
zhè shì ge shí quán shí měi de jì huà
This is a perfect plan.
[You can also say “完美wán měi”]
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More about Daily Chinese Idioms:
Idioms [1]: https://youtu.be/zRSdLOYdm3U
Idioms [2]: https://youtu.be/id2WGa3hiJI
Idioms [3]: https://youtu.be/vVn3Lyd0lxQ
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