Xilai Temple (Tainan, Taiwan)
to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
1. to make a round trip2. a return journey
(bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Anarhynchus peronii)
1. in the past always2. for a long time now3. until now
1. there is a reason for it2. (of sth) not incidental
1. Strait of Calais in the English channel2. Strait of Dover3. Pas-de-Calais, département of France
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
1. to die2. one's allocated lifespan is accomplished
to be bustling with customers
Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews
current account (in bank)
1. there has never been; has never had2. (before a verb) has never
1. can't manage to count2. too many to count
meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
to have a child late in life (esp. said of a father)
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
to put it in simple terms, ...
1. lit. storm clouds approach2. troubles lie ahead (idiom)
喘不过气来 喘不過氣來 chuǎn bu guò qì lái to be unable to breathe
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
for as long as one can remember
话又说回来 話又說回來 huà yòu shuō huí lai (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
说不出话来 說不出話來 shuō bù chū huà lái speechless
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
Malaysian Malay (the official variety of Malay spoken in Malaysia)
哭得死去活来 哭得死去活來 kū de sǐ qù huó lái to cry one's heart out
如来佛的掌心 如來佛的掌心 rú lái fó de zhǎng xīn the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西游记[xī yóu jì], "Journey to the West")
爱得死去活来 愛得死去活來 ài de sǐ qù huó lái to be madly in love
来无影，去无踪 來無影，去無蹤 lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
太阳从西边出来 太陽從西邊出來 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái 1. lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)2. fig. hell freezes over3. pigs can fly
少年夫妻老来伴 少年夫妻老來伴 shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bàn husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī 1. Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.2. Since this is so, we should accept it.3. Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.4. If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.+1 条 血债要用血来偿 血債要用血來償 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng 1. A debt of blood must be paid in blood.2. Blood calls for blood.
血债要用血来还 血債要用血來還 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán 1. A debt of blood must be paid in blood.2. Blood calls for blood.
什么风把你吹来的 什麼風把你吹來的 shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de What brings you here? (idiom)
来得早不如来得巧 來得早不如來得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo 1. arriving early can't beat coming at the right time2. perfect timing
出来混迟早要还的 出來混遲早要還的 chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
拉不出屎来怨茅房 拉不出屎來怨茅房 lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng 1. lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom)2. fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
空穴来风未必无因 空穴來風未必無因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn 1. wind does not come from an empty cave without reason2. there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
远来的和尚会念经 遠來的和尚會念經 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng 1. the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)2. foreign talent is valued higher than local talent
来者不善，善者不来 來者不善，善者不來 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái 1. He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).2. Be careful not to trust foreigners.3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
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)