How to say [X] in Chinese

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)

communication

四两拨千斤

sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke

communication

头发胡子一把抓

tóu fa hú zi yì bǎ zhuā

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)

communication

怒发冲冠

nù fà chōng guān

lit. has a name but no reality (idiom)

social

有名亡实

yǒu míng wáng shí

lit. has a name but no reality (idiom)

social

有名无实

yǒu míng wú shí

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)

communication

赔了夫人又折兵

péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng

lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)

communication

理屈词穷

lǐ qū cí qióng

lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them

communication

假一赔十

jiǎ yī péi shí

lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom)

social

行行出状元

háng háng chū zhuàng yuan

lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)

communication

十赌九输

shí dǔ jiǔ shū

lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)

communication

黑店

hēi diàn

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

communication

不亦乐乎

bú yì lè hū

lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom)

communication

大器晚成

dà qì wǎn chéng

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)

communication

柿子挑软的捏

shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)

communication

坐吃山空

zuò chī shān kōng

lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom)

communication

无孔不钻

wú kǒng bú zuàn

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

communication

如虎添翼

rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)

social

顾影自怜

gù yǐng zì lián

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom)

communication

藕断丝连

ǒu duàn sī lián

lit. love the house and its crow (idiom)

social

爱屋及乌

ài wū jí wū

lit. many nights under a harsh moon

communication

长夜难明

cháng yè nán míng

lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)

communication

聚沙成塔

jù shā chéng tǎ

lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom)

communication

哪壶不开提哪壶

nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú

lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)

communication

小巫见大巫

xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū