How to say [X] in Chinese

lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)

communication

取长补短

qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head

communication

戴盆望天

dài pén wàng tiān

lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying)

communication

身正不怕影子斜

shēn zhèng bú pà yǐng zi xié

lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom)

communication

墙倒众人推

qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī

lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)

communication

众人拾柴火焰高

zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo

lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)

communication

打狗还得看主人

dǎ gǒu hái dé kàn zhǔ rén

lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)

communication

说你胖你就喘

shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)

communication

船到桥头自然直

chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem

communication

船到桥门自会直

chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)

communication

车到山前必有路

chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù

lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)

communication

拔出萝卜带出泥

bá chū luó bo dài chū ní

lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)

communication

背着抱着一般重

bèi zhe bào zhe yì bān zhòng

lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out

communication

没齿不忘

méi chǐ bú wàng

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom)

communication

得寸进尺

dé cùn jìn chǐ

lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)

communication

家徒四壁

jiā tú sì bì

lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom)

communication

无风不起浪

wú fēng bù qǐ làng

lit. woodcutter's family

social

柴门

chái mén

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

communication

一口吃不成胖子

yì kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom)

communication

你争我夺

nǐ zhēng wǒ duó

lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom)

communication

张三李四

zhāng sān lǐ sì

lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)

communication

之乎者也

zhī hū zhě yě

literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle)

social

表字

biǎo zì

little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate)

communication

小哥哥

xiǎo gē ge

little girl (of toddler age)

social

稚女

zhì nǚ