Results for “千”

to shine through the ages (idiom)

evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom) / scandal spreads like wildfire

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands

genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom) / fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.

lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home

total annihilation

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy

damn / friggin' / goddamn / fucking

bastard / scumbag / son of a bitch

to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)

see 流芳百世[liú fāng bǎi shì]

hydraulic jack

myriad plants and flowers (idiom) / rich and colorful

see 千嬌百媚|千娇百媚[qiān jiāo bǎi mèi]

heavily damaged / (fig.) full of holes / riddled with problems

see 千方百計|千方百计[qiān fāng bǎi jì]

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost

swindler / cheat (in gambling)

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom) / fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

after innumerable ages

ten thousand or almost ten thousand

for all eternity (idiom)

ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road

thousands of purples and reds (idiom) / a blaze of color / fig. a profusion of flourishing trades

screw jack

when all is said and done / at the end of the day

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom) / constant fighting across the country / never-ending struggle

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

thousands of miles away / far away

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]

lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

rack and pinion jack

(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state