How to say [X] in Chinese

sad

social

感伤

gǎn shāng

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

social

离情别绪

lí qíng bié xù

sad news

social

悲报

bēi bào

safe seat (in an election)

social

票仓

piào cāng

same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls

communication

唐书

táng shū

sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra

social

三弦

sān xián

sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan)

communication

辣妹子

là mèi zǐ

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom)

communication

居功自傲

jū gōng zì ào

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

communication

知足常乐

zhī zú cháng lè

say no more

communication

别提了

bié tí le

sb or sth detested by all

communication

过街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ

sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines

communication

段子手

duàn zǐ shǒu

sb who dies prematurely

communication

短命鬼

duǎn mìng guǐ

sb who gets things done

communication

实干家

shí gàn jiā

sb who goes whichever way the wind blows

communication

墙头草

qiáng tóu cǎo

sb who happens to be on hand for an errand

communication

便人

biàn rén

sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1])

communication

海归

hǎi guī

sb who is always hungry

communication

饿鬼

è guǐ

sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])

communication

省油的灯

shěng yóu de dēng

sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship

communication

第三者

dì sān zhě

sb who pulls strings to get things done

communication

牵线人

qiān xiàn rén

sb who sacrifices himself

communication

牺牲者

xī shēng zhě

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

communication

滥好人

làn hǎo rén

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

communication

烂好人

làn hǎo rén