The Phoenix and the Turtle
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- 烹龙炮凤pēng lóng pào fèng
quick-fried dragon and roasted phoenix; cook dainty meats and fine dishes; the
- 跛鳖千里 turtle can go a thousand miles by perseverance.; Slow and steady wins the race.
- 凤凰fèng huáng
phoenix; the secular bird; bird of wonder; a bird of wonder; phenix
- 鸾luán
a mythical bird like the phoenix
- 鳌背负山áo bèi fù shān
One's indebtedness to sb. is as great as the load of a mountain to a turtle; feel
- 瓮中之鳖wèng zhōng zhī biē
a rat in a hole; a sitting duck; a turtle in the jar-bottled up; inescapable
- 瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biē
catch a turtle in the jar -- a sure catch; catch a rat in the hole; catch
- 麟角凤觜lín jiǎo fèng zī
unicorn horns and phoenix beaks -- precious and rare
- 桐tóng
a general term for paulownia; tung tree and phoenix tree
- 隘口险要ài kǒu xiǎn yào
The entrance to a pass is dangerous and important.
- 安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐ
abide by the law and behave oneself
- 昂首望天áng shǒu wàng tiān
hold one's head high and gaze at the sky; disdain to investigate conditions at
- 熬枯受淡áo kū shòu dàn
drag through a monotonous life; have undergone the whole ordeal of ennui and dull
- 霸主bà zhǔ
a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.)
- 半斤八两bàn jīn bā liǎng
be six of one and half a dozen of the other, upsides
- 扮相bàn xiàng
the appearance of an actor or actress in costume and makeup
- 褒旧贬新bāo jiù biǎn xīn
glorify the old and belittle the new
- 卑躬屈膝bēi gōng qū xī
bow and scrape; cringe; grovel; kiss the ground
- 悲天悯人bēi tiān mǐn rén
bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of humankind
- 彼竭我盈bǐ jié wǒ yíng
The enemy's courage runs out and ours is high.
- 毕竟bì jìng
after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis; in the long run
- 婢作夫人bì zuò fū rén
One is raised from the status of a concubine to that of a principal wife.; be crude
- 蔽风避雨bì fēng bì yǔ
shelter from the wind and rain
- 弊绝风清bì jué fēng qīng
abuses swept away and the air cleared; absolutely free from corruption
- 避实就虚bì shí jiù xū
avoid the enemy's main forces and strike the weak point
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