兵来将挡，水来土掩 兵來將擋，水來土掩 bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn 1. counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action2. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰 兵來將敵，水來土堰 bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn 1. counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action2. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
前无古人，后无来者 前無古人，後無來者 qián wú gǔ rén , hòu wú lái zhě 1. there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)2. never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future3. peerless
呼之即来，挥之即去 呼之即來，揮之即去 hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù 1. to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant2. always at sb's beck and call
机不可失，失不再来 機不可失，失不再來 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
机不可失，时不再来 機不可失，時不再來 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
旧的不去，新的不来 舊的不去，新的不來 jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái 1. lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.2. You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai 1. lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it2. fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
前不见古人，后不见来者 前不見古人，後不見來者 qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě 1. unique2. unprecedented (idiom)
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu 1. lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)2. fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating3. to show what one is made of
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
阿不来提·阿不都热西提 阿不來提·阿不都熱西提 ā bù lái tí ā bù dū rè xī tí Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
variant of 合得来[hé de lái]
variant of 卯起来[mǎo qǐ lai]
真金不怕火来烧 真金不怕火來燒 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo see 真金不怕火炼[zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn]
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 是騾子是馬，拉出來遛遛 shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu see 是騾子是馬，是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shì luó zi shì mǎ qiān chū lai liù liu]
incoming letter (literary)
(Tw) long-grained non-glutinous rice
(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
(literary) tomorrow (morning)
(Tw) pineapple (from Taiwanese 王梨, Tai-lo pr. [ông-lâi])
(literary) recently; lately; hitherto
(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
letter from afar (literary)