Results for “而”

to try one's best to do sth (idiom)

to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail

(lit.) there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / (fig.) many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) / the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom) / to have a go when at one's peak

may be done once and once only / just this once

(idiom) in sight but beyond reach / unattainable / inaccessible

lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

(idiom) to weep in solitude

Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis

to whistle past / to hurtle past / to zip by

to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on

deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

crying tears of joy (idiom)

varying from person to person (idiom) / different for each individual

to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope

careless / sloppy

grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use

see 天網恢恢，疏而不漏|天网恢恢，疏而不漏[tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu]

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

to rush out through a door (idiom)

to arrive as planned / right on schedule

(idiom) to speak engagingly

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)

one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)

to be faithful to one's mate all one's life

to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom) / sudden emergence of prominent new feature

(idiom) to sit on the ground or the floor

to sleep on the ground

(idiom) in all fairness / objectively speaking

by good fortune / luckily

to publicize widely

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

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liú Bó wēn]) / (fig.) to play music