Text matches for “不”

lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law

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when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

(coll.) all right? / OK?

long time no see

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)

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

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

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

the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)

not anticipated at the outset / unforeseen

unswerving / unflinching

not to submit to force

to be forever filial (idiom)

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

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

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

study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)

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

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

to be strictly just and impartial

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

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

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

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

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

unable to tolerate / intolerant / unable to bear sth

sealed off / impenetrable

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

not corrupted by wealth and honors

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

truth to tell / to be quite honest...

really not easy (idiom)

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

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

rather die than submit (idiom)