Text matches for “不”

only when absolutely essential (idiom) / as a last resort

lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong

ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) / ready to risk life and limb to help out

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

(idiom) unconventional / uninhibited / free-spirited

scatter-brained / thoughtless

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom) / fig. no smoke without a fire

lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom) / bad people and good people do not mix

it's always good to have more skills (idiom)

the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) / fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality

(dialect) shrike / Taiwan pr. [hǔ bu lā]

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom) / even wild beasts look after their young

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic

(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (saying) / (fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)

(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom) / (fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)

"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / (fig.) to have a limited perspective

some people have to be pushed for them to take action

completely unreasonable

lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study

I am who I am and not ashamed of it / to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions

lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest

to say one thing and do another (idiom)

unable to move freely / difficult to get about

lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken

outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom) / not what it seems / saying one thing but meaning sth different

intolerable / unacceptable

half dead / more dead than alive

to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise

not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see

to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk

impossible to put into words / inexpressible

(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)

Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.

(idiom) to say one thing and do another

(idiom) to say one thing and do another

can't remember

words do not convey the meaning / poorly expressed / senseless / inarticulate

(idiom) not on the same wavelength / unable to have a congenial conversation / to not see eye to eye