Category: Chinese phrases

yì zhāo bù shèn, mǎn pán jiē shū 一着不慎，满盘皆输 One careless move forfeits

三人行必有我师焉 – san1 ren2 xing2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1 yan1

Literal translation :3 – people – walking – must – have – me – teacher – thus

Chinese Proverbs 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo, shí nián pà cǎo shéng 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳

Literal meaning of each character = small – problem – big – do/produceActually, this is basically the same as the English idiom “make a mountain out of a molehill”. The Chinese version doesn’t use the graphic comparison like we do. They simply say the problem is small but the doing or action is big.

Chinese Proverbs 一言既出，驷马难追

yì yán jì chū, sì mǎ nán zhuī 一言既出，驷马难追 A word spoken is

不要在一棵树上吊死 – bu2yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4si3

Literal translation : don’t at one (measure word) tree on hang oneselfActual translation : Don’t hang yourself on one tree

Chinese Proverbs 一失足成千古恨，再回首是百年身

yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn, zài huí shǒu shì bǎi nián shēn 一失足成千古

萝卜白菜各有所爱 – luo2bo bai2cai4ge4you3suo3ai4

Literal translation – Turnip Chinese Cabbage each has actual loveORTurnip, Cabbage everyone has their own preference

Chinese Proverbs 一人得道，鸡犬升天

yì rén dé dào, jī quǎn shēng tiān 一人得道，鸡犬升天 When a man is

巧妇难为无米之炊 – qiao3fu4nan2wei2wu2mi3zhi1chui1

Literal translation – skilled wife difficult to without rice make good meal.Even the most skilled of wives/women is unable to make a good meal without rice