成语 Flashcards
再接再厉
again + receive + again + strict
“to continue the struggle”
zài jie1 zài lì
basically ei saa luovuttaa
损人利己
to harm + people + advantage + oneself
“harming others at one’s personal benefit”
sûn rén lì jî
“gain at other’s expense”
毛遂自荐
Mao Sui + oneself + recommend / sacrifice
Mao Sui recommends himself
Máo Suì zì jiàn
“volunteer for a task” (何老师的求职书的练习 = qíu zhí shu1 )
酩酊大醉
blind drunk + big + intoxicated
“completely drunk”
mîng dîng dà zuì
丰衣足食
abundant + clothes + excessive + food
“to have ample food and clothing”
feng1 yi1 zú shí
to have enough basic resources
自讨苦吃
oneself + invite + bitter + eat
“to ask for trouble”
zì tâo kû chi1
油嘴滑舌
oil + mouth + slippery + tongue
smooth talker, mielistelijä
yóu zuì huá shé
have a glib tongue = kaunisteleva, lipevä
摇旗呐喊
shake + flag + battle cry + yell
“to wave flags and shout battle cries”
yáo qí nà hân
kannustaa / support smbd.
目空一切
eye + sky + everything
“the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around”
mù kong1 yi1 qiè
arrogant / with one’s nose in the air
从天而降
from + sky + ? + drop
“to drop from the sky”
cóng tian1 ér jiàng
to appear unexpectedly
左顾右盼
left + to look after + right + to hope for
“glancing to left and right”
zûo gù yòu pàn
to look all around
听而不闻
新闻 = news
hear + and + not + hear
“to hear but not react”
ting1 ér bù wén
to ignore deliberately
鼠目寸光
rat + eye + unit of lenght + light
“short-sighted”
shû mù cùn guang1
ei likinäköinen, vaan lyhytnäköinen (ei suunnitelmia)
溜须拍马
拍马 = myös hevosen usuttaminen lyömällä, fig. to encourage
to slip away + beard + pat + horse
“to smooth whiskers and pat a horses bottom”
liu1 xu1 pai1 mâ
to use flatter to get what one wants
江河日下
river + river + day + down
“rivers pour away by the day”
jiang1 hé rì xià
deteriorating day by day
深入人心
HUOM. 入 vs. 人
deep + enter + person + heart
“to enter deeply into people’s hearts”
shen1 rù rén xin1
to have real impact
实话实说
real + word + real + speak
“to tell the truth”
shí huà shí shuo1
to tell somethig as it is
无所事事
not + any + everything
“to have nothing to do”
wú suô shì shÌ
to idle one’s time away (vetelehtiä)
鱼死网破
fish + die + net + broke
“either the fish dies or the net splits”
yú sî wâng pò
a life or death struggle
你死我活
“you die, I live”
nî sî wô húo
two parties cannot exist
三十而立
独立 = 2,4
30 + and so + stand
“thirty years old and therefore independent”
san1 shí ér lì
tulee Konfutselta
畏首畏尾
fear + head + fear + tail
“afraid of the head, terrified of the tail”
wèi shôu wèi wêi
afraid of the slightest thing
不寒而栗
not + cold + but/yet not + chilly
“not cold, yet shivering”
bù hán ér lì
to tremble with fear
心心相印
heart + mutually + mark
“two hearts beat as one”
xin1 xin1 xiang1 yìn
kindred spirit ~ 知音
害群之马
harm + group / lauma + omistuspartikkeli + horse
“a horse that brings trouble to its herd”
hài qún zhi1 mâ
black sheep / rotten apple
听天由命
listen + heaven + follow + fate
“to submit on the will of heaven”
ting1 tian1 yóu mìng
to trust to luck
好好先生
a yes-man / mr. goody goody
hâo hâo xian1 sheng
agrees with everything
步步高升
对了:高升 = to get a promotion
step + high + ascend
to climb step by step
bù bù gao1 sheng1
to rise steadily
爱不释手
释手 = to let go
love + not + release + hand
“to like something so much one can’t put it down”
aì bù shì shôu
to find utterly irresistible
五花八门
5 + flower + 8 + door
a wide variety of things
wû hua1 ba1 mén
a MYRIAD
昏昏欲睡
to faint + to desire + to sleep
sleepy, drowsy
hun1 hun1 yù shùi
坐立不安
sit + stand + not + peaceful
“agitated sitting / standing”
zùo lì bù an1
restless, fidgety
依依不舍
merkityksen tuplasynonyymi
“reluctant to part”
yi1 yi1 bù shê
broken-hearted at having to leave
面面俱到
面面 = multiple viewpoints
面 + 面 + all + reach
to take care of everything
miàn miàn jù dào
“parfait à tous les points de vue”
坐失良机
sit + lose + good + opportunity
“to sit and waste a good opportunity”
zùo shi1 liáng ji1
to lose the chance
打马虎眼
hit + horse + tiger + eye
to play dumb
dâ mâ hu yân
pretending to be ignorant / exploit carelessness
目不转睛
eye + not + turn + eye
(目 enemmän abstrakti, 睛 viittaa enemmän ruumiinosaan)
“unable to take one’s eyes off”
mù bù zhuân jing1
to stare
不言而喻
not + word + and + describe
it goes without saying
bù yán ér yù
self-evident
平淡无奇
平淡 = nothing special, dull
flat + mild + not + strange
“ordinary and mediocre”
píng dàn wú qí
täysin tavallinen
心事重重
重重 = layer upon layer
heart + thing + repeat
to have a lot on one’s mind / to be laden with anxiety
xin1 shì chóng chóng
HUOM. eri ääntämys kuin esim. 重要
兔死狐悲
rabbit + die + fox + sad
“if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves”
tù sî hú bei1
to have sympahty with a like-minded person in distress
三思而行
HUOM. 行也可以说 “háng”,比如银行 = yín háng
3 + consider + and so + go
“don’t act before you’ve thought it carefully”
san1 si1 ér xíng
think thrice then go
九牛一毛
9 + cow + 1 + hair
“one hair from nine oxen”
jiû niú yi1 máo
a drop in the ocean