Phrase

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There are many four-word phrases in Chinese language.People can just use one four-word pharase to express his/her meanings instead of using sentences. This kind of usage shows the users' rich literature background. Each phrase below is obtained from the classical books and has its own special meaning.

Chinese Chracters Pin Yin English Meaning
Image:proverb1.png an jian shang ren slander somebody behind his back (hidden arrow hurt people)
Image:proverb2.png luan qi ba zao in great confusion or in a mess (mess seven eight terrible)
Image:proverb3.png yi mao bu ba very stingy (one fur not pull)
Image:proverb4.png yu ba bu neng can't refrain from continuing ( want to stop not able to)
Image:proverb5.png bai fei xin ji scheme in vain ( in vain waste scheme)
Image:proverb6.png bai wei jia chen a multitude of feelings surges up ( hundred feelings mix )
Image:proverb7.png ban nong shi fei tell tales ( move make right and wrong)
Image:proverb8.png shi bei gong ban get half the result with twice the effort ( effort double success half)
Image:proverb9.png shi ban gong bei achieve maximum results with little efforts (effort hald success double)
Image:proverb10.png wu jia zhi bao priceless treasure (no price treasure )
Image:proverb11.png bei xi jiao jia mixes feelings of grief and joy ( grief joy mix)
Image:proverb12.png li xiang bei jing leave one's hometown ( leave hometown back well)
Image:proverb13.png you bei wu huan There is no danger when there is preparedness ( have preparedness without trouble)
Image:proverb14.png ren cai bei chu no lack of talented persons ( people talented generation appear)
Image:proverb15.png ben mo dao zhi put the cart before the house ( root end upside down)
Image:proverb16.png ben shou ben jiao be all thumbs ( stupid hands stupid feet)
Image:proverb17.png bi bu de yi be forced to
Image:proverb18.png bi qing lian zhong badly battered ( nose green face swollen)
Image:proverb19.png bi bi jie shi can be found everywhere
Image:proverb20.png hou ci bo bi treat with partiality ( thich this thin that)
Image:proverb21.png yi bi gou xiao cancel once for all ( one pen check appear)
Image:proverb22.png ni hao tz bu be urgent or essential
Image:proverb23.png bi gong bi jing displaying full courtesy ( completely respect)
Image:proverb24.png bi mu yang shen sit in repose with one's eyes closed ( close eyes to rest to attain mental tranquility)
Image:proverb25.png zuo yi dai bi sit there and wait for death
Image:proverb26.png yi bei/bi zhi li help ( one arm power)
Image:proverb27.png jia chang bian fan common occurrence ( home often simple meals)
Image:proverb28.png zhen jia nan bian hard to tell truth from falsehood (truth falsehood hard tell)
Image:proverb29.png qian bian wuan hua ever changing (thousand change ten thousand transform)
Image:proverb30.png biao li bu yi think in one way and behave in another (appearence and interior not the same)
Image:proverb31.png bin zhi ru gui make quests feel at home ( guests arrive like return)
Image:proverb32.png bing jia qi qu keep abreast of each other
Image:proverb33.png bin cong kou ru disease enters through the mouth
Image:proverb34.png huo chong kou chu misfortune goes out from the mouth
Image:proverb35.png bo li duo xiao small profits but a quick turnover
Image:proverb36.png jie chang bu duan balance weakness with strength ( cut long make up short)
Image:proverb37.png liang xiao wu cai be innocent playmates
Image:proverb38.png da cai xiao yong have one's talent wasted on a petty job ( big talent small use)
Image:proverb39.png cai shu xue qian little talent and less learning
Image:proverb40.png da fang yi cai show extraordinary talent
Image:proverb42.png mian you cai se look famished
Image:proverb43.png ni hao tz bu be too eager for success
Image:proverb44.png shu shou wu ce feel quite helpless
Image:proverb45.png cha chi nan fei no possible escape ( insert wings hard fly)
Image:proverb46.png cha yu fan hou at one's leisure
Image:proverb47.png cha yan guan se try to read someone's face
Image:proverb48.png guo qiao chai he be ungrateful to one who helped ( cross the river apart the bridge)
Image:proverb49.png qing jia dang chan lose a family fortune
Image:proverb50.png ren zhi chang qing what is natural and normal
Image:proverb51.png de bu chang shi not worth the effort ( get not pay back the lost)
Image:proverb53.png zhao si mu xiang yearn day and night( morning think evening think)
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