to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw
1. to afford a magnificent sight (idiom)2. enchanting
1. code of conduct2. standard of conduct
to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)
to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma2. trapped3. in an impossible situation
1. to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means2. You can only spend what you earn.
1. to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly2. to act according to one's means3. to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace
1. lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity2. fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
1. (lit.) to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom)2. (fig.) to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
眼不见为净 眼不見為淨 yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng 1. what remains unseen is deemed to be clean2. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
不足为外人道 不足為外人道 bù zú wèi wài rén dào 1. (idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves2. also pr. [bù zú wéi wài rén dào]
化干戈为玉帛 化干戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó 1. lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)2. fig. to turn hostility into friendship
化腐朽为神奇 化腐朽為神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
为五斗米折腰 為五斗米折腰 wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo 1. (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潜[táo qián], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate)2. (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié (idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances
道不同不相为谋 道不同不相為謀 dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu 1. lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together2. to go separate ways (idiom)
巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
see 蔚为大观[wèi wéi dà guān]
see 三十六計，三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì zǒu wéi shàng cè]
to be valued above all else
term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student
term used by a father to refer to himself when speaking to his child
1. nonfeasance2. omission (law)
anthrosol (soil taxonomy)
1. to regard as2. to treat as
1. to make it one's business2. to take upon oneself to
Wuwei, a county-level city in Wuhu City 芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
1. collectively known as2. to call sth as a group
1. each word carries weight2. a promise must be kept (idiom)
1. not a slave to the bottle2. able to enjoy alcohol in moderation3. able to hold one's drink
to be not worth mentioning
1. to make a conscious effort2. to do something deliberately