Results for “而”

metaphysics

to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer

to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

suddenly / now (..., now...)

(idiom) to glare at

a kind act that costs nothing

to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom) / attracted to visit a famous location

to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion

with a grunting sound it stops (idiom) / to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action

lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship

see 抵足而眠[dǐ zú ér mián]

to storm off in a huff (idiom)

(idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation

(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground

to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)

to apply sth more broadly / by logical extension / and, by extension,

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

in other words

lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

to brush past

applicable anywhere (idiom)

therefore

angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) / obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance

soon after / later / then

lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb) / fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom) / fig. content with simple things

to come prepared

(idiom) to express thoughts or feelings prompted by one's experience or observations

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

to have many advantages and no disadvantages

having no advantage whatsoever

(lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / (fig.) to be deterred

(idiom) to feel intimidated

to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)

to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)