Results for “如”

to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife

green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on

(idiom) to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly (esp. when pleading for mercy)

may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)

worse than a beast / to behave immorally

steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses

green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on

seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others

knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)

(idiom) chicken-hearted / gutless

better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

to consider oneself as being not as good as the others

ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others

to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)

lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty

it would be better

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

lit. order like a mountain / a military order is inviolable / strict discipline

to perform the ritual bows / to follow the customary ceremonies

to regard as useless / to view as no better than weeds

to regard as an enemy

to regard someone else's child as one's own

(lit.) to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / (fig.) to consider to be worthless

to look upon as dirt / considered worthless

to view death as a return home / to not be afraid of dying / to face death with equanimity (idiom)

family-like close relationship (idiom)

as close as brothers (idiom) / deep friendship

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

be that as it may

it is exactly as

lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter / to treat it as an untouchable subject

norovirus (loanword)

strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) / no shortage of advisers on strategy

worse than a dog or pig / lower than low

(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom) / beautiful

without two nickels to rub together (idiom) / impoverished

as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)

military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed

free to come and go (idiom) / to have room to maneuver