Text matches for “不”

countless / innumerable

can't manage to count / too many to count

a common occurrence (idiom)

to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) / to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions

irrelevant / beside the point

can't bear to

an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)

if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough

unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)

(idiom) time and tide wait for no man

fate is unfavorable (idiom) / the omens are not good

it's getting late / time's getting on

(idiom) to tarnish one's reputation in later life / to lose prestige at a later stage

I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)

agraphia

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things

(posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not

there is a lot to it / not a straightforward matter

a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)

return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it

lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact

impunity

having unspeakable bitter suffering / (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[yǎ ba chī huáng lián])

you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth

(idiom) acceptable / fine / okay

lit. rotten wood cannot be carved (idiom) / fig. you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else

(idiom) just as expected

(coll.) unable to withstand / cannot bear / can't stand it / no match for

nuclear nonproliferation

arrogant and obstinate (idiom) / unyielding

fuzzy about the details

overjoyed (idiom) / as pleased as punch

(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure

indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)