The Chinese idiom 东施效颦 (dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2) literally means a ludicrous imitation of beauty. It comes from 《庄子·天运》 written
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Give up halfway 半途而废
The Chinese idiom 半途而废 (ban4 tu2 er2 fei4) literally means give up before the job is done. It comes from
Chinese Idiom：愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān)
The Foolish Old Man of the North Mountain, nearly ninety years of age, lived behind two high mountains. He was
A Winged Steed 按图索骥
The Chinese idiom 按图索骥 literally means looking for a steed according to a picture. It comes from a story about
Chinese Idiom：月下老人（yuè xià lǎo rén）
Wei Gu, of the T’ang dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝), took a trip to the city of Sung. In the evening,
Chinese Idiom：鹬蚌相争（yù bàng xiāng zhēng）
One day a clam opened its shell to sunbathe on a beach. Suddenly a snipe stuck its beak in the
Chinese Idiom：欲盖弥彰 (yù gài mí zhāng)
During the Spring and Autumn Period (chūn qiū 春秋时期,770-476 BC), there lived a man named Hei Gung, Who worked for
Save for a Rainy Day 未雨绸缪
The Chinese idiom 未雨绸缪 (wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2) literally means thatch your roof before the rain begins and originates from
Chinese Idiom：犹豫不决 (yóu yù bù jué)
The ‘You’ is a kind of wild animal which is by nature extremely suspicious. Whenever it hears a sound, it
Do you understand every occurrence of the Chinese characters “大 big” and “小 small”?
Big and small, 大 dà and 小 xiǎo, are two of the simplest Chinese characters you’ve ever learned. Do you
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