1. mouth-watering2. to whet one's appetite
(idiom) to have gray hair at the temples
1. punctilious2. clear and detailed
着三不着两 著三不著兩 zháo sān bù zháo liǎng 1. scatter-brained2. thoughtless
蜡烛两头烧 蠟燭兩頭燒 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo 1. to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)2. to labor under a double burden
一分钱两分货 一分錢兩分貨 yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò high quality at bargain price
一次生，两次熟 一次生，兩次熟 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú 1. unfamiliar at first but you get used to it2. strangers are first meeting, but soon friends3. an acquired taste
两耳不闻窗外事 兩耳不聞窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì to pay no attention to outside matters
一家人不说两家话 一家人不說兩家話 yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà 1. lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)2. fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help3. people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng 1. lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)2. fig. not to persevere in doing sth3. to do sth by fits and starts
两国相争，不斩来使 兩國相爭，不斬來使 liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争，必有一伤 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng 1. (lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)2. (fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
variant of 魍魉[wǎng liǎng]
see 人财两空[rén cái liǎng kōng]
脚踩两只船 腳踩兩隻船 jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán see 脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán]
一回生两回熟 一回生兩回熟 yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]
两手不沾阳春水 兩手不沾陽春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ see 十指不沾阳春水[shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ]
两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng see 兩虎相爭，两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng bì yǒu yī shāng]
British imperial ounce (old)
一个头两个大 一個頭兩個大 yī ge tóu liǎng ge dà (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)