How to say [X] in Chinese

lit. big crocodile

communication

大鳄

dà è

lit. blog friend

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博友

bó yǒu

lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom)

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心腹之患

xīn fù zhī huàn

lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)

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屈指可数

qū zhǐ kě shǔ

lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)

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非一日之功

fēi yí rì zhī gōng

lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom)

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怨天载道

yuàn tiān zǎi dào

lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom)

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怨声载道

yuàn shēng zài dào

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

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鸦雀无声

yā què wú shēng

lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom)

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体无完肤

tǐ wú wán fū

lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom)

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染指于鼎

rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)

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恨铁不成钢

hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

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一窍不通

yí qiào bù tōng

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom)

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坐不垂堂

zuò bù chuí táng

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom)

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口干舌燥

kǒu gān shé zào

lit. earthen steps and a small cottage

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土阶茅屋

tǔ jiē máo wū

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom)

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汗牛充栋

hàn niú chōng dòng

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)

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蚂蚱也是肉

mà zha yě shì ròu

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)

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蚊子再小也是肉

wén zǐ zài xiǎo yě shì ròu

lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)

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媳妇熬成婆

xí fù áo chéng pó

lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)

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凶多吉少

xiōng duō jí shǎo

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)

social

家丑不可外传

jiā chǒu bù kě wài zhuàn

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)

social

家丑不可外扬

jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng

lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom)

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背水一战

bèi shuǐ yí zhàn

lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom

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颜面扫地

yán miàn sǎo dì