Results for “不”

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine

cannot be avoided / cannot do without

(idiom) young and inexperienced / wet behind the ears

not suitable for children

if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates

(coll.) disposable diaper

ill at ease / uncomfortable

to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

(idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance / incorrigible

lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

a common occurrence (idiom)

(lit.) if the mountain won't move, the river will go around it (idiom) / (fig.) there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles

(lit.) if the mountain won't move, the road will go around it (idiom) / (fig.) there's always a way forward, even when faced with obstacles

lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom) / fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it

the stream flows without stopping (idiom) / unending flow

anyhow / in any event / just / only

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy

the great majority

not much different / similar / ordinary / nearly

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

avid / eager for / longing for / to look forward to

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)

(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / (fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.

hardly / seems not

unable to make sense of (sth)

unable to figure out

to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law

too late for regrets

hard to come by / not easily obtained / hard-won

one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

to be sleepless all night

heart and mouth at variance (idiom) / keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different