1. potential threat2. potential menace
present participle (in English grammar)
1. free and easy (idiom); carefree2. leisurely
to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly
1. leave it to me (idiom)2. I'll take care of it
在诉讼期间 在訴訟期間 zài sù sòng qī jiān 1. pendente lite2. during litigation
the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
1. lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)2. fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
好戏还在后头 好戲還在後頭 hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou 1. the best part of the show is yet to come2. (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come3. you ain't seen nothin' yet
成败在此一举 成敗在此一舉 chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment
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.
丑话说在前头 醜話說在前頭 chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank
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
在千钧一发之际 在千鈞一髮之際 zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jì at the critical moment; in the nick of time
把心放在肚子里 把心放在肚子裡 bǎ xīn fàng zài dù zi lǐ (coll.) to be completely at ease
无限风光在险峰 無限風光在險峰 wú xiàn fēng guāng zài xiǎn fēng 1. The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb)2. fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
独在异乡为异客 獨在異鄉為異客 dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè a stranger in a strange land (from a poem by Wang Wei 王维[wáng wéi])
身在福中不知福 shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
鲜花插在牛粪上 鮮花插在牛糞上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàng 1. lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure2. fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
包子有肉不在褶上 bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
太阳照在桑干河上 太陽照在桑乾河上 tài yáng zhào zài sāng gān hé shàng "The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River", socialist realist novel by Ding Ling 丁玲[dīng líng], for which she was awarded the 1951 Stalin Prize for Literature
不在其位，不谋其政 不在其位，不謀其政 bù zài qí wèi , bù móu qí zhèng don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
不要在一棵树上吊死 不要在一棵樹上吊死 bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ 1. don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)2. there's more than one way to skin a cat
人在江湖，身不由己 rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ (proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
意存笔先，画尽意在 意存筆先，畫盡意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
老骥伏枥，志在千里 老驥伏櫪，志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu 1. (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子[zhuāng zǐ])2. (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
谋事在人，成事在天 謀事在人，成事在天 móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
项庄舞剑，意在沛公 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng 1. lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn]2. an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
养兵千日，用在一朝 養兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo 1. lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)2. fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
在家千日好，出门一时难 在家千日好，出門一時難 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán 1. lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)2. fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 在家靠父母，出門靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
师父领进门，修行在个人 師父領進門，修行在個人 shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén 1. the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you2. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié 1. a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)2. (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou 1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second2. the tip of the iceberg3. the cockroach principle
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 誰笑在最後，誰笑得最好 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親 qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
项庄舞剑，志在沛公 項莊舞劍，志在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài pèi gōng see 項莊舞劍，项庄舞剑，意在沛公[xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn yì zài pèi gōng]
养兵千日，用在一时 養兵千日，用在一時 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī shí see 養兵千日，养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì yòng bīng yī shí]
(Tw) long-grained non-glutinous rice
(Tw) calm; unperturbed (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
(Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])