tài suì tóu shang dòng tǔ – hăo dà de dăn
太岁头上动土 – 好大的胆
Dig clay near Taisui, a god in Chinese mythology – be reckless. This allegory is always used in the case when one risks offending a person of power and influence.
Category: Chinese Words&Phrases
Xu Yao – Daily Mandarin Lesson 需要
Meaning to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require Pronunciation Tone marks: ► xū yào Tone
hot words 热词 – 【校园汉语词汇二】和高温天气相关词汇
1,酷热 sizzling/severe heat 2,高温天气 scorching weather 3,闷热 stiflingly hot 4,极端天气 extreme weather 5,高温 high temperatures
Chinese Proverbs 刀不磨要生锈，水不流要发臭
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù, shuǐ bù liǔ yào fā chòu 刀 不 磨 要 生 锈， 水 不
Learn Chinese Words 学汉字 03 酸suān
酸suān Introduction: Definition: tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled Text： 酸梅汤[suān méi tāng] syrup of plum 酸菜[suān cài] pickle 酸牛奶[suān niú
The expressions that Chinese like to use to express “I don’t care!”
I can’t remember how many times in a day my preteen daughter would use her favorite line – “I don’t
HSK Level 4 Vocabulary 70
The Flying Fish 鹏程万里
The Chinese idiom 鹏程万里 (peng2 cheng2 wan4 li3) literally means the long journey of the magical fish-bird. This Chinese idiom
Xi Guan – Daily Mandarin Lesson 习惯
Meaning habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to Pronunciation Tone marks: ► xí guàn Tone numbers:
Chinese allegories Lesson 22
hé shang chī hūn – zhī fă fàn fă
和尚吃荤 – 知法犯法
A Buddhist monk takes meat. – know the law but break it; deliberately flout the law; knowingly violate the law
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