Results for “不”

to suffer from a congenital deficiency / to have an inherent weakness

to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time

lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom) / fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

(idiom) to be all talk and no action / to preach what one does not practice

all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]

unavoidable / bound to (happen)

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

(lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying) / (fig.) even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood

rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long

to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven

to neglect neither one

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

to pay no attention to outside matters

(coll.) unrelated / lacking any connection

not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

(math.) conjugate surd

(idiom) deception is justified in war

lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom) / fig. an effortless victory

boundless joy

(idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing

otherwise / alternatively / or else

couldn't be better / ideal / wonderful

aplastic anemia

(idiom) to face opprobrium

It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

(idiom) pigheaded

Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute

as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom) / fig. sincerity is not expressed in words

suddenly / by surprise

unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations

in a terrible mess (idiom)

(idiom) uneven (surface) / bumpy (road)

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom) / fig. to be principled and incorruptible

(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

to give for free

not worth it

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

extremely / incredibly