Results for “其”

to call by the glorified name of (idiom)

"land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP

to allow sb to do sth at his convenience

to let things take their course / to take things as they come

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

see 咎由自取[jiù yóu zì qǔ]

(idiom) to embarrass oneself

to act as one thinks fit / to have one's own way

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

see 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[shā qí mǎ]

looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance

to travel to a place personally (idiom)

to settle for second best / the next best thing

exactly what one would wish / to find one's niche

(idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time

avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)

serious about the matter

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

to speak evasively (idiom) / beating about the bush

to pander to sb's whims

equivocal speech / to use vague or ambiguous language

cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame

to let nature take its course (idiom)

I'd like to hear the details

Turkey

Macedonia

variant of 誇誇其談|夸夸其谈[kuā kuā qí tán]

a Turk / Turkish person

(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么[duō me], used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc) / so (many etc)

see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng]

North Macedonia

Turkish döner kebab

turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)

Turkish (language)

Turkish delight

variant of 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[shā qí mǎ]

Michelin (tire company)

variant of 莫名其妙[mò míng qí miào]