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Chinese Idioms: Three Orders and Five Explanations (三令五申)
Sun Zi offered to help train the Wu army and turn the state into a more powerful kingdom.
China News
June 15, 2014
Riding a Tiger and Hard to Dismount (騎虎難下)
The Chinese expression “騎虎難下” (qí hǔ nán xià), literally “riding a tiger and it being hard to dismount”, ...
China News
April 17, 2014
A Broken Mirror Joined Together (破鏡重圓)
“A broken mirror joined together” metaphorically means the reunion of husband and wife after a forced separation. It ...
China News
February 23, 2014
Unable To Do as One Would Wish (力不從心)
The Chinese idiom “力不從心” (lì bù cóng x?n) means “unable to do as one would wish,” or that ...
China News
January 7, 2014
Chinese Idioms: Riding a Tiger and Not Being Able to Get Off (騎虎難下)
“Riding a tiger and it being hard to get off of,” is used to describe a situation in ...
China News
November 29, 2013
Chinese Idioms: A Fox Exploits a Tiger’s Might (狐假虎威)
The idiom hú jiǎ hǔ wēi, or “a fox exploits a tiger’s might,” came from a story documented ...
China News
November 19, 2013
Chinese Idiom: Look at a Person With New Eyes (刮目相看)
The idiom 刮目相看 (guā mù xiāng kàn), translated as “look at a person with new eyes,” originates from ...
China News
September 23, 2013
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