1. won't do2. unable to3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
(idiom) unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably
1. worthless2. good-for-nothing
Is it possible that ... ?
1. not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous2. bad form3. unacceptable behavior
(idiom) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed
恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng 1. lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)2. fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations
1. a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)2. one cannot accomplish much on one's own
不打不成相识 不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
画虎不成反类犬 畫虎不成反類犬 huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn 1. to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)2. to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
to be unable to sleep at night
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不成功便成仁 bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén to succeed or die trying (idiom)
一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi 1. lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)2. fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence
偷鸡不成蚀把米 偷雞不成蝕把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ 1. lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)2. fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off3. to go for wool and come back shorn
没有规矩，不成方圆 沒有規矩，不成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
单丝不成线，独木不成林 單絲不成線，獨木不成林 dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín (proverb) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest