Showing posts with label Chinese Idioms 成语. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Idioms 成语. Show all posts

Monday, 25 May 2015

举一反三

举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān) 
It literally means to list one and infer three. When study, we learn by analogy and infer other things from one fact.

乱七八糟

乱七八糟 (luàn qī bā zāo)
It means that something is a total mess. 

Saturday, 23 May 2015

一无所有

一无所有yìwúsuǒyǒu 

It means to have absolutely nothing at all. 


一见钟情

一见钟情 (yí jiàn zhōng qíng) means love at first sight. 

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

无风不起浪

无风不起浪 wúfēngbùqǐlàng




It simply means nothing happens without a reason, similar as the meaning of “No smoke without fire” in English.

Tuesday, 14 April 2015

人山人海

人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi) 
This is commonly used to describe a lot of people, or a very crowded situation.