Friday, April 26, 2019

7 Daily Chinese Idioms [3] | Interesting and Common Chinese Idioms |中文趣味成语 [with flashcards]








7 Daily Chinese Idioms [3] | Interesting and Common Chinese Idioms |中文趣味成语 [with flashcards]


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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