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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.

好饭不怕晚hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn

the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for

好马不吃回头草hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) / fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc) / leave the past behind

妙在不言中miào zài bù yán zhōng

the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)

始料不及shǐ liào bù jí

not anticipated at the outset / unforeseen

始终不渝shǐ zhōng bù yú

unswerving / unflinching

威武不屈wēi wǔ bù qū

not to submit to force

子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫zǐ bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín

see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧|儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫[ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín]

孝思不匮xiào sī bù kuì

to be forever filial (idiom)

孤证不立gū zhèng bù lì

unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)

学如逆水行舟，不进则退xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind

学然后知不足xué rán hòu zhī bù zú

to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì])

学而不厌xué ér bù yàn

study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)

学而不厌，诲人不倦xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn

study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài

To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

守正不阿shǒu zhèng bù ē

to be strictly just and impartial

害人不浅hài rén bù qiǎn

(idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm

害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无hài rén zhī xīn bù kě yǒu , fáng rén zhī xīn bù kě wú

refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)

家累千金，坐不垂堂jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng

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

家丑不可外传jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

家丑不可外扬jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

容不得róng bu dé

unable to tolerate / intolerant / unable to bear sth

密不透风mì bù tòu fēng

sealed off / impenetrable

富不过三代fù bù guò sān dài

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

富贵不能淫fù guì bù néng yín

not corrupted by wealth and honors

寡不敌众guǎ bù dí zhòng

the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom)

实不相瞒shí bù xiāng mán

truth to tell / to be quite honest...

实属不易shí shǔ bù yì

really not easy (idiom)

宁做鸡头，不做凤尾nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond