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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.

今朝有酒今朝醉jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì

to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can

占为己有zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu

to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)

傻人有傻福shǎ rén yǒu shǎ fú

fortune favors fools (idiom) / fool's luck

先有xiān yǒu

prior / preexisting

先有后婚xiān yǒu hòu hūn

to marry after getting pregnant

儿孙自有儿孙福ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú

younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)

两虎相争,必有一伤liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

(lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / (fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

两虎相斗,必有一伤liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

see 兩虎相爭,必有一傷|两虎相争,必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng]

公有制gōng yǒu zhì

public ownership

公有化gōng yǒu huà

to nationalize / to take over as communal property

公说公有理,婆说婆有理gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ

both sides claim they're right (idiom)

其来有自qí lái yǒu zì

there is a reason for it / (of sth) not incidental

兼而有之jiān ér yǒu zhī

to have both (at the same time)

冤有头,债有主yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ

for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties

凹凸有致āo tū yǒu zhì

curvaceous

别有bié yǒu

to have other... / to have a special ...

别有天地bié yǒu tiān dì

enchanting scenery / beautiful surroundings / world of its own

别有洞天bié yǒu dòng tiān

place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world

别有韵味bié yǒu yùn wèi

to have quite a lasting charm

力有未逮lì yǒu wèi dài

beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)

包子有肉不在褶上bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)

千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

千里马常有,而伯乐不常有qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó lè bù cháng yǒu

(lit.) there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / (fig.) many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

卓有成效zhuó yǒu chéng xiào

highly effective / fruitful

另有lìng yǒu

to have some other (reason etc)

另有企图lìng yǒu qǐ tú

(idiom) to have an ulterior motive

可望有成kě wàng yǒu chéng

can be expected to be a success

各有千秋gè yǒu qiān qiū

each has its own merits (idiom)

各有所好gè yǒu suǒ hào

everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)

吉人自有天相jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng

Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)

名花有主míng huā yǒu zhǔ

(idiom) (of a woman) already taken

名草有主míng cǎo yǒu zhǔ

(idiom) (humorous) (of a man) already taken (male counterpart of 名花有主[míng huā yǒu zhǔ])

吾生也有涯,而知也无涯wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá

Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis

咎有应得jiù yǒu yīng dé

(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

问心有愧wèn xīn yǒu kuì

to have a guilty conscience

哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出

善有善报shàn yǒu shàn bào

virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another

善有善报,恶有恶报shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào

virtue has its reward, evil its retribution

固有名词gù yǒu míng cí

proper noun

固有词gù yǒu cí

native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)

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