Results for “於”

(idiom) to be well aware / to understand clearly

facts speak louder than words (idiom)

more hands than needed (idiom) / too many cooks spoil the broth

for the sake of / in order to

with the result that

where will it stop?

supply exceeds demand

supply exceeds demand

(idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else

to incline to / to prefer / to be prone to

to surpass

internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

(idiom) to announce to the world / to make public / to let everyone know

to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know

see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]

(lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence

lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

to be emperor by the grace of heaven / to have the mandate of heaven

to be employed at

to be limited to

to tally / to accord with / to fit

in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy

lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom) / fig. to seek advice from an incompetent

face light up with delight (idiom) / to beam with joy

to be strict with oneself

the problem is...

anoint

to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom) / to blame others / to pass the buck

alone in the world (idiom)

to be content with / to be accustomed to

to take things as they are (idiom) / to leave a situation as it is / to be happy with the status quo

set at / scheduled at

(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority

to be suitable for

to make learning fun / to combine education and entertainment

to make administration service-oriented

to monopolize the limelight (idiom) / to get all the glory / to rank highest

an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods / the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)

an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild / the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)