How to say [X] in Chinese

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom)

communication

余勇可贾

yú yǒng kě gǔ

lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom)

communication

燕雀相贺

yàn què xiāng hè

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom)

communication

笨鸟先飞

bèn niǎo xiān fēi

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom)

communication

火烧眉毛

huǒ shāo méi máo

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom)

communication

燃眉之急

rán méi zhī jí

lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)

communication

炉火纯青

lú huǒ chún qīng

lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom)

communication

跳出火坑

tiào chū huǒ kēng

lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom)

communication

双管齐下

shuāng guǎn qí xià

lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom)

communication

东山再起

dōng shān zài qǐ

lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)

communication

洞若观火

dòng ruò guān huǒ

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse

communication

做牛做马

zuò niú zuò mǎ

literary work

communication

文艺作品

wén yì zuò pǐn

long-distance phone call

communication

长途电话

cháng tú diàn huà

low-level (computer) language

communication

低级语言

dī jí yǔ yán

low-level (computer) language

communication

低阶语言

dī jiē yǔ yán

low-ranking soldier

communication

大头兵

dà tóu bīng

lucrative job

communication

肥差

féi chà

magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting

communication

鹊桥

què qiáo

main business

communication

主业

zhǔ yè

main job

communication

正职

zhèng zhí

manager

communication

管理员

guǎn lǐ yuán

manager

communication

经理

jīng lǐ

manufacturing company

communication

制造商

zhì zào shāng

match (for lighting fire)

communication

火柴

huǒ chái