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lín dài yù de xìng zi – du\u014d chóu shàn g\u0103n
<\/em><\/font>\u6797\u9edb\u7389\u7684\u6027\u5b50 – \u591a\u6101\u5584\u611f<\/strong>
Like Lin Daiyu, one is excessively sentimental. [Lin Daiyu is a principal character (one of the heroines) in the Chinese classic novel "Dream of the Red Chamber."]<\/p>\n

liáng sh\u0101n bó kàn dào zhù y\u012bng tái – y\u012b jiàn zh\u014dng qíng
<\/font><\/em>\u6881\u5c71\u4f2f\u770b\u5230\u795d\u82f1\u53f0 – \u4e00\u89c1\u949f\u60c5
<\/strong>Like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, two people fall in love or become captivated at first sight. [The Chinese legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, a well-known tragic love story set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), is often regarded as the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet.]<\/p>\n

wáng yáng b\u016d láo – wéi shí bù w\u0103n
<\/font><\/em>\u4ea1\u7f8a\u8865\u7262 – \u4e3a\u65f6\u4e0d\u665a
<\/strong>It is not too late to mend the fold even after some sheep have been lost. – Better late than never.<\/p>\n

xián cài sh\u0101o dòu fu – y\u014fu yán (yán) zài xi\u0101n
<\/font><\/em>\u54b8\u83dc\u70e7\u8c46\u8150 – \u6709\u8a00\uff08\u76d0\uff09\u5728\u5148<\/strong>
Fried bean curd with salted vegetable – literally, there is salt at the beginning; figuratively, there are words beforehand, or to make clear beforehand. ("\u8a00," which means "words," is a homophone for "\u76d0," which means "salt.")<\/p>\n

bái táng zu\u012d ba d\u0101o zi x\u012bn – k\u014fu mì fù jiàn<\/font><\/em>
\u767d\u7cd6\u5634\u5df4\u5200\u5b50\u5fc3 – \u53e3\u871c\u8179\u5251<\/strong>
Have a sweet tongue but a sinister heart – with honey on one’s lips and murder in one’s heart; honey-mouthed but dagger-hearted; hypocritical and sinister<\/p>\n

l\u012d kuí mà sòng ji\u0101ng, guò hòu péi bù shi – fù j\u012bng q\u01d0ng zuì<\/font><\/em>
\u674e\u9035\u9a82\u5b8b\u6c5f\uff0c\u8fc7\u540e\u8d54\u4e0d\u662f – \u8d1f\u8346\u8bf7\u7f6a<\/strong>
Li Kui scolded Song Jiang, and then apologized to him. – make a humble and heartfelt apology. [Li Kui is one of the 108 heroes of Liangshan Mountain in the Chinese classic novel "Water Margin" or "Heroes of the Marshes" (\u300a\u6c34\u6d52\u4f20\u300b), nicknamed the "Black Whirlwind" (\u9ed1\u65cb\u98ce) and generally recognized as a typically honest, loyal but impetuous character. Song Jiang ranks first of 36 Heavenly Spirits of the 108 Liangshan heroes and is nicknamed "Calling to Keep Justice" (\u547c\u4fdd\u4e49).]<\/p>\n

xú shù rù cáo yíng – y\u012b yán bù f\u0101<\/font><\/em>
\u5f90\u5eb6\u5165\u66f9\u8425 – \u4e00\u8a00\u4e0d\u53d1<\/strong>
Like Xu Shu in the Cao camp, one doesn’t say a word and remains silent. [Xu Shu was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) period of Chinese history. He initially served Liu Bei before joining Cao Cao in 208.]<\/p>\n

gu\u0101n g\u014dng k\u0101i d\u0101o pù – huò zh\u0113n jià shí<\/font><\/em>
\u5173\u516c\u5f00\u5200\u94fa – \u8d27\u771f\u4ef7\u5b9e<\/strong>
Guan Gong opens a store to sell swords – quality goods at a fair price. [Guan Gong is a reverent term of address for Guan Yu, a general in the period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) who is renowned for his loyalty.]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n