Chéngyǔ Flashcards
Let nature take its course
Go with the flow
Let it be
Shùnqízìrán
Better late than never
(Lit. To mend the pen after the sheep are lost)
Wángyángbǔláo
xiūbǔ = to mend, patch
Láo = firmly
Really messy (a mess of 7s and 8s)
Luànqībāzāo
Perfect
(Lit. 10 whole 10 beautiful)
Shíquánshíměi
Really crowded, full of people
(Lit. People mountain people sea)
Rénshānrénhǎi
To ruin something you have produced by adding some additional and unnecessary thing
(Lit. Draw snake add foot)
Huàshétiānzú
To cast pearls before swine
(Lit. To play the qin for a cow)
Duìniútánqín
Two birds with one stone
Yìshíèrniǎo
Things go smoothly
Have a safe/nice trip
Yìfānfēngshùn
Be there or be square
(Lit. Don’t see, don’t disperse)
Bújiànbúsàn
Deal, sounds good
(Lit. One word, it’s settled)
Yìyánwéidìng
Talk to oneself
Zìyánzìyǚ
Super stressed and panicked, can barely think straight
Lit 6 spirits no owner
Liùshénwúzhǔ