Chinese Proverbs/Idioms

Question 1

歇后语

Answer 1

（xiē hòu yǔ) A phrase in which the first part introduces a scenario, with the second part being the meaning of the allegory introduced in the first part；The first part is said with the expectation that the other person knows the second part

Question 2

脱裤子放屁

Answer 2

（tuō kù zi fàng pì）To take off pants and fart；To do something unnecessary

Question 3

多此一举

Answer 3

（duō cǐ yī jǔ）To do more than what is required；Gilding the lily

Question 4

肉包子打狗

Answer 4

（ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu）Meat buns beat dogs；You can not get back what is gone

Question 5

有去无回

Answer 5

（yǒu qù wú huí）Gone forever，There is no return

Question 6

塞翁失马焉知非福

Answer 6

（sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú）The old man lost his horse，but it turned out for the best；A blessing in disguise

Question 7

姜还是老的辣

Answer 7

（jiāng hái shì lǎo de là）Older gingers are spicy；The older the wiser，Experience counts

Question 8

功夫不负有心人

Answer 8

（gōng fu bú fù yǒu xīn rén）Hard work pays off

Question 9

成语

Answer 9

（chéng yǔ）Idiom，Proverb

Question 10

长话短说

Answer 10

（cháng huà duǎn shuō）Long story short

Question 11

说来话长

Answer 11

（shuō lái huà cháng）It’s a long story

Question 12

潜移默化

Answer 12

（qián yí mò huà）To influence silently

Question 13

丢三落四

Answer 13

（diū sān là sì）Forgetful

Question 14

说曹操，曹操就到

Answer 14

（shuō cáo cāo，cáo cāo jiù dào）Say Cao Cao and he will come；Speak of the devil and he will appear

Question 15

莫名其妙

Answer 15

（mò míng qí miào）Unfathomable mystery；Unable to make sense of，Baffling

Question 16

胡说八道

Answer 16

（hú shuō bā dào）To talk nonsense，To talk rubbish

Question 17

胡思乱想

Answer 17

（hú sī luàn xiǎng）Give way to foolish thoughts，Let one’s imagination run wild

Question 18

洗耳恭听

Answer 18

（xǐ ěr gōng tīng）To listen with respectful attention；I’m all ears

Question 19

赤子之心

Answer 19

（chì zǐ zhī xīn）Pure and innocent like a newborn，Sincere

Question 20

冰山一角

Answer 20

（bīng shān yī jiǎo）Tip of the iceburg

Question 21

七嘴八舌

Answer 21

（qī zuǐ bā shé）A lively discussion with everybody talking at the same time

Question 22

不到黄河心不死

Answer 22

（bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ）To keep going until you reach the Yellow River；To persevere until one reaches one’s goals，To continue while there is still hope left

Question 23

跳进黄河洗不清

Answer 23

（tiào jìn huáng hé xǐ bù qīng）Jumping into the Yellow River can’t make you clean；To be inexorably mixed up，Mirred in controversy

Question 24

良工心苦

Answer 24

（liáng gōng xīn kǔ）Expert craft from hard practice；A masterpiece demands suffering

Question 25

单刀直入

Answer 25

（dān dāo zhí rù）Get straight to the point

Question 26

自寻烦恼

Answer 26

（zì xún fán nǎo）To bring trouble to oneself

Question 27

有所得必有所失

Answer 27

（yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī）There is no gain without loss，There is no such thing as a free meal

Question 28

所见即所得

Answer 28

（suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé）What you see is what you get

Question 29

一干二净

Answer 29

（yī gān èr jìng）Thoroughly，Completely；To clean out completely，Neat and tidy

Question 30

不念旧恶

Answer 30

（bù niàn jiù è）Do not recall old grievances；Forgive and forget

Question 31

逢凶化吉

Answer 31

（féng xiōng huà jí）Misfortune turns to blessing，To turn from bad luck