Results for “千”

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

clairvoyance

goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed

(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

goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qiān lǐ sòng é máo]

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) / to throw away money recklessly / extravagant

a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept

can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life

extremely difficult

plethora of things to tackle / multitude of loose ends / very complicated / chaotic

kilobase pair (molecular biology)

(idiom) time is gold / every minute is precious

a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued

lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom) / rapid progress

one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight

(lit.) a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom) / (fig.) a promise that can be counted on

cosmos (Buddhism)

make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

the year 2000 / 2000 years

see 出老千[chū lǎo qiān]

to cheat (in gambling)

light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)

each has its own merits (idiom)

(lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / (fig.) to achieve much with little effort

at the critical moment / in the nick of time

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home

(idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep / lofty / imposing

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom) / fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger

the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile

the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile

square kilometer