disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
(idiom) blessings never come in pairs
1. having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute2. without two sticks to rub together
1. detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive2. not missing an iota
to have no basis in fact (idiom)
1. cheating neither old nor young2. treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously3. Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
better than nothing (idiom)
1. open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything2. ingenuous
1. indistinct2. faintly discernible
1. ridiculous2. unbelievable3. absurd
1. may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)2. long may you live
1. benighted (idiom)2. ignorant
1. pale and feeble2. powerless
null hypothesis (statistics)
illusory; imaginary; fanciful
1. not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)2. to be provided with the basic necessities
1. to show in full light2. to be revealed in its entirety
1. (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)2. to carry no weight
(idiom) untrustworthy; not true to one's word
(idiom) to relentlessly make excessive demands
to make endless exorbitant demands
1. incoherent speech2. to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
insatiably greedy (idiom)
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
to have disastrous consequences
1. unobstructed passage2. to go through unhindered
to have no alternative (idiom)
1. to have disastrous consequences2. also written 贻害无穷[yí hài wú qióng]
coarse in speech and manner
not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
1. at leisure2. idle3. to have nothing to do
not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
流氓无产者 流氓無產者 liú máng wú chǎn zhě lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
1. neither for nor against sth2. indifferent
无巧不成书 無巧不成書 wú qiǎo bù chéng shū curious coincidence
no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
无风三尺浪 無風三尺浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng 1. lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)2. fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
1. lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason2. no smoke without fire
1. No flower can bloom for a hundred days.2. Good times do not last long. (idiom)
天无绝人之路 天無絕人之路 tiān wú jué rén zhī lù 1. Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.2. Never give up hope.3. Never say die.
死无葬身之地 死無葬身之地 sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dì 1. to die without a burial site2. to die a pauper3. a tragic end