1. at leisure2. idle3. to have nothing to do
1. poetic and passionate (idiom); romance2. love affair
1. the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria2. also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳条沟事变
事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event
刑事诉讼法 刑事訴訟法 xíng shì sù sòng fǎ criminal procedure
卢沟桥事变 盧溝橋事變 lú gōu qiáo shì biàn Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]
万事开头难 萬事開頭難 wàn shì kāi tóu nán 1. every beginning is difficult (idiom)2. getting started is always the hardest part
事实胜于雄辩 事實勝於雄辯 shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn facts speak louder than words (idiom)
国际海事组织 國際海事組織 guó jì hǎi shì zǔ zhī International Maritime Organization
an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
中央军事委员会 中央軍事委員會 zhōng yāng jūn shì wěi yuán huì (PRC) Central Military Commission
好汉做事好汉当 好漢做事好漢當 hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng 1. daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)2. a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions3. the buck stops here
无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn 1. lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)2. fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
联合国安全理事会 聯合國安全理事會 lián hé guó ān quán lǐ shì huì United Nations Security Council
variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi]
see 少不更事[shào bù gēng shì]
see 煞有介事[shà yǒu jiè shì]
see 看家本领[kān jiā běn lǐng]
贵人多忘事 貴人多忘事 guì rén duō wàng shì see 贵人多忘[guì rén duō wàng]
(Christianity) ministry (work of a spiritual or charitable nature)
(coll.) (esp. after 会[huì]) to be socially adept; to know how to handle people
(Cantonese) same as 红包[hóng bāo]
1. to ask for information2. to inquire
1. menses2. menstruation3. a woman's periods
1. trivial matter2. trifle3. annoying thing
the name of an official position in the imperial court, aka 给事中[jǐ shì zhōng]
1. Holy sacrament2. Christian rite (esp. Catholic)3. also called 圣礼 by Protestants
to discuss and evaluate; to appraise
1. (often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understanding of things2. to know how the world works
1. damn thing2. (not one's) goddamn business
1. useless2. regard as useless
1. (coll.) fussbudget2. pain in the ass
1. (coll.) fussbudget2. pain in the ass
1. (palmistry) fate line; career prospects line (running vertically up the palm to the base of the middle finger)2. (slang) cleavage
staffing quota for public service institutions; (by extension) a quota-based position in such an institution (abbr. for 事业编制[shì yè biān zhì])