1. to incline to2. to prefer3. to be prone to
1. to show one's feelings2. to show it in one's face
Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西楼记[xī lóu jì]
to come and go in an incessant stream
the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
to be emperor by the grace of heaven; to have the mandate of heaven
in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
alone in the world (idiom)
to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
to call upon others for help
Haugesund (city in Rogaland, Norway)
to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
1. to struggle to cope (with a situation)2. to be at one's wits' end
1. to be proficient in the area of2. skilled in this field
to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
to get more criticism than praise
to be paralyzed; to come to a standstill
1. (of people) difficult to approach2. inaccessible
哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ 1. nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ])2. no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices3. the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart4. nothing is more wretched than apathy+1 条 生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng 1. life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)2. Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).3. Life derives from physical exercise.
身教胜于言教 身教勝於言教 shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào 1. teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)2. action speaks louder than words
一日之计在于晨 一日之計在於晨 yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén 1. make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)2. early morning is the golden time of the day
寓管理于服务之中 寓管理於服務之中 yù guǎn lǐ yú fú wù zhī zhōng to make administration service-oriented
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué 1. (lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)2. (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里之行，始于足下 千里之行，始於足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià 1. lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step2. fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
己所不欲，勿施于人 己所不欲，勿施於人 jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén 1. What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)2. Do as you would be done by.3. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
生于忧患，死于安乐 生於憂患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè 1. to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)2. life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮 xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市 小隱隱於林，大隱隱於市 xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú lín , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
小隐隐于野，大隐隐于市 小隱隱於野，大隱隱於市 xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú yě , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 千里之堤，毀於蟻穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué see 千里之堤，千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī kuì yú yǐ xué]
(literary) (of a girl) to marry