How to say [X] in Chinese

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

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苍蝇不叮无缝蛋

cāng yíng bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

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药食同源

yào shí tóng yuán

lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)

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食不果腹

shí bù guǒ fù

lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)

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吃不了兜着走

chī bù liǎo dōu zhe zǒu

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)

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强扭的瓜不甜

qiáng niǔ de guā bù tián

lit. just the right flavor

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够味

gòu wèi

lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)

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手无缚鸡之力

shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom)

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芙蓉出水

fú róng chū shuǐ

lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water

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鸳鸯戏水

yuān yāng xì shuǐ

lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)

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行云流水

xíng yún liú shuǐ

lit. new wine in old bottles

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旧瓶装新酒

jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ

lit. not one drop of water can leak out

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滴水不漏

dī shuǐ bú lòu

lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed

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灭此朝食

miè cǐ cháo shí

lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)

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果实累累

guǒ shí lèi lèi

lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom)

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河水不犯井水

hé shuǐ bú fàn jǐng shuǐ

lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)

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固若金汤

gù ruò jīn tāng

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

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水浅养不住大鱼

shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bú zhù dà yú

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom)

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对酒当歌

duì jiǔ dāng gē

lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom)

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小肚鸡肠

xiǎo dù jī cháng

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)

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乳臭未干

rǔ xiù wèi gān

lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)

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酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly

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蜻蜓点水

qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ

lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)

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春江水暖鸭先知

chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius)

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鱼与熊掌

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng