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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.

心有灵犀一点通xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom) / fig. two hearts beat as one

心有余而力不足xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

心有余,力不足xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

心里有谱xīn lǐ yǒu pǔ

to have a plan in mind

心里有鬼xīn li yǒu guǐ

to have secret motives / to have a guilty conscience

必有重谢bì yǒu zhòng xiè

(we) will be very grateful (if ...)

忙中有失máng zhōng yǒu shī

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

忙中有错máng zhōng yǒu cuò

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

念念有词niàn niàn yǒu cí

to mumble / to mutter to oneself

恢恢有余huī huī yǒu yú

lit. to have an abundance of space / room to maneuver (idiom)

情人眼里有西施qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī

In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder

恶有恶报è yǒu è bào

evil has its retribution (idiom) / to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds / sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)

爱美之心,人皆有之ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī

everyone loves beauty (idiom)

惯有guàn yǒu

customary / usual

成事不足,败事有余chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) / unable to do anything right / never make, but always mar

所有主suǒ yǒu zhǔ

owner / proprietor

所有人suǒ yǒu rén

everyone / owner

所有制suǒ yǒu zhì

ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership

所有格suǒ yǒu gé

possessive case (grammar)

所有物suǒ yǒu wù

a possession / belongings

持有人chí yǒu rén

holder

振振有词zhèn zhèn yǒu cí

to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) / to argue with the courage of one's convictions

拥有权yōng yǒu quán

right of ownership

据有jù yǒu

to occupy / to hold / to possess

掷地有声zhì dì yǒu shēng

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance

既有jì yǒu

existing

明知山有虎,偏向虎山行míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

是非自有公论shì fēi zì yǒu gōng lùn

to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom) / Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong.

时有所闻shí yǒu suǒ wén

heard from time to time / one keeps hearing that...

智者千虑,必有一失zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī

lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible

旷古未有kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu

never before in the whole of history (idiom) / unprecedented

更有甚者gèng yǒu shèn zhě

furthermore (idiom)

书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉shū zhōng zì yǒu huáng jīn wū , shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù

lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) / fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow

会哭的孩子有奶吃huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī

lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

会哭的孩子有糖吃huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī

lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

未有wèi yǒu

is not / has never been / never occurring / unprecedented

林子大了,什么鸟都有lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu

it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)

极有可能jí yǒu kě néng

extremely possible / probable

比上不足,比下有余bǐ shàng bù zú , bǐ xià yǒu yú

neither the best nor the worst / not too bad / better than some

没有不透风的墙méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng

(idiom) no secret can be kept forever

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