压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo 1. the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)2. the final straw
撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的 撐死膽大的,餓死膽小的 chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
毛泽东:鲜为人知的故事 毛澤東:鮮為人知的故事 máo zé dōng : xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎[zhāng róng] and Jon Halliday
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō there's no place like home (idiom)
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席 千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短 吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短 chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn 1. lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)2. fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥 你走你的陽關道,我過我的獨木橋 nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo 1. lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)2. fig. you go your way, I'll go mine3. you do it your way, I'll do it mine
钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的 錢不是萬能的,沒錢是萬萬不能的 qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友 不怕神一樣的對手,就怕豬一樣的隊友 bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu (saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
see 大安的列斯群岛[dà ān dì liè sī qún dǎo]
姜是老的辣 薑是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là see 姜还是老的辣[jiāng hái shì lǎo de là]
一根绳上的蚂蚱 一根繩上的螞蚱 yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha see 一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]
半路杀出的程咬金 半路殺出的程咬金 bàn lù shā chū de chéng yǎo jīn see 半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]
天下没有不散的宴席 天下沒有不散的宴席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí see 天下没有不散的筵席[tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí]
(loanword) (old) ultimatum