Category: Chinois parlé

胳膊肘往外拐。(Gēbozhǒu wǎngwài guǎi.)Somebody helps another person, not the one who is closer to himself. Explanation 按照常理，胳膊肘只能向里弯曲，而“胳膊肘往外拐”的字面意思是胳膊肘往外弯曲，比喻帮助别人（外人），不帮助自己人（内部的人），进而损害了和自己关系更亲密的人的利益。 It is a common

Biérén zěnme xiǎnɡ bìnɡbù zhònɡyào. 别人怎么想并不重要。 What others think is not important . Notes: 别人(biérén): other people 怎么想(zěnme xiǎnɡ): how

Yǒushíhòu，wǒ zuò wǒ xiǎnɡzuò de shì. 有时候，我做我想做的事。 Sometimes I do what I want to do. Notes: 有时候(yǒushíhòu): sometimes 我(wǒ): I

……比登天还难。(……bǐ dēng tiān hái nán.)It is more difficult to do something than going to the outer space; very difficult to

Shíjiān huì dàilái jīnɡxǐ. 时间会带来惊喜。 Time will bring a surprise. Notes: 时间(shíjiān): time 会(huì): will 带来(dàilái): bring 惊喜(jīnɡxǐ): surprise Example: