Results for “而”

lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable

fuzzy about the details

same as 總而言之|总而言之[zǒng ér yán zhī]

lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom) / fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yù sù zé bù dá]

dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

until death puts an end (idiom) / one's whole life / unto one's dying day

to come back to life (after death)

(idiom) to come back to life (after death)

to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)

comparatively speaking

lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire

large though its mesh may be, no criminal can slip through the wide net of justice

to speak in general terms

see 竭澤而漁|竭泽而渔[jié zé ér yú]

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future

(idiom) to return from a rewarding journey

to return without any achievement (idiom) / to go home with one's tail between one's legs

(lit.) to die without illness (idiom) / (fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference) / to come to nothing / to fizzle out

lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) / fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system

(of rain) to fall heavily

even / so much so that

even / so much so that

loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]) / the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

to sweep past / to hurtle past / to swoosh past

a centipede dies but never falls down / old institutions die hard

to disperse after a happy time (idiom) / everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up

lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects) / to act with integrity

to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)

to act according to the situation (idiom)

(idiom) to look at each other and smile

to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)

(saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so

(lit.) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / (fig.) to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like

to withhold information / to keep sth secret

to return empty-handed / to fail to win anything

lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

to smile but say nothing

going from there to lower grades (idiom)

lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom) / the wheel comes full circle