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06/03/2015

天 上 掉 馅 饼
Tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng
= A miracle, when the impossible happens

Example: 他(Tā) 第一次(dìyīcì) 买(mǎi)彩票(cǎipiào) 就(jiù) 中(zhòng)了(le) 大奖(dàjiǎng) 真是(zhēnshì) 天上(tiānshàng) 掉(diào) 馅(xiàn)饼(bǐng) 啊(a)

Translation: The first time he bought a lottery ticket, he won the jackpot. It’s almost like a miracle!

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03/03/2015

翻 脸
fān liǎn
= To get angry, to loss temper

Example: 如(Rú)果(guǒ) 你(nǐ) 再(zài)取(qǔ)笑(xiào) 我(wǒ) 我(wǒ) 真(zhēn)的(de) 要(yào) 翻(fān)脸(liǎn)了(le)

Translation: If you make fun of me anymore, I will get really angry.

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27/02/2015

过 了 这 个 村 就 没 那 个 店 了
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi nà ge diàn le
=Opportunity knocks only once.

Example: “趁(Chèn) 她(tā)还(hái)没(méi) 结(jié)婚(hūn) 大(dà)胆(dǎn) 向(xiàng)她(tā) 表(biǎo)白(bái)吧(ba) 过(guò)了(le) 这(zhè)个(ge)村(cūn) 就(jiù)没(méi) 那(nà)个(ge)店(diàn)了(le)

Translation: “Just get up the nerve and tell her you love her when she’s not married yet. Opportunity knocks only once.”

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26/02/2015

做 白日梦
zuò bái rì mèng
= To daydream
Example: 少(shǎo) 做(zuò) 白(bái)日(rì)梦(mèng) 了(le)，她(tā) 是(shì) 不(bú)会(huì) 喜(xǐ)欢(huan) 你(nǐ) 的(de)。

Translation: Don't spend all your time daydreaming

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25/02/2015

江 山 易 改 本 性 难 移
jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí
=Old habits die hard

Example: 江(Jiāng)山(shān) 易(yì)改(gǎi) 本(běn)性(xìng) 难(nán)移(yí) 你(nǐ)看(kàn)你(nǐ)又(yòu)开(kāi)始(shǐ) 抽(chōu)烟(yān) 喝(hē)酒(jiǔ)了(le)

Translation: “Old habits die hard. Look at you! You started smoking and drinking again!”

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20/02/2015

夜 猫 子
yè māo zi
= Night owl (a person who stays up late)

Example: 都(Dōu)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)了(le) 你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài) 看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)。真(zhēn)是(shì)个(gè)夜(yè)猫(māo)子(zi)

Translation: Look at the time? You're still watching TV? You are usch a night owl!

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06/02/2015

身 正 不 怕 影 子 歪
shēn zhèng bú pà yǐng zi wāi
=A clean hand needs no washing

Example: 汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)说(shuō) 他(tā) 没(méi)有(yǒu) 干(gàn) 坏(huài)事(shì)儿(er) 所(suǒ)以(yǐ) 不(bú)在(zài)乎(hu) 别(bié)人(rén)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)身(shēn)正(zhèng) 不(bú)怕(pà) 影(yǐng)子(zi) 歪(wāi)

Translation: Tom said he didn’t steal anything, so he doesn’t care what people say. A clean hand needs no washing.

05/02/2015

萌
méng
=Cute, lovely

Example: 这(zhè)个(ge)女(nǚ)孩(hái)好(hǎo)萌(méng)。
Translation: This girl looks so cute

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04/02/2015

鱼 和 熊 掌 不 可 兼 得
yú hé xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
= You cannot burn the candle at both ends.

Example: 这(zhè) 两(liǎng)份(fèn) 工(gōng)作(zuò) 你(nǐ) 只(zhǐ)能(néng) 选(xuǎn)择(zé) 一(yī)个(gè)，鱼(yú) 和(hé)熊(xióng)掌(zhǎng) 不(bù)可(kě) 兼(jiān)得(dé)。

Translation: You cannot burn the candle at both ends so make a choice between these two jobs.

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03/02/2015

拆 东 墙 补 西 墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
=To rob Peter to pay Paul

Example: 听(tīng)说(shuō) 他(tā) 办(bàn) 了(le) 五(wǔ)张(zhāng) 信(xìn)用(yòng)卡(kǎ)，每(měi)个(gè)月(yuè) 都(dōu) 拆(chāi)东(dōng)墙(qiáng) 补(bǔ)西(xī)墙(qiáng)。

Translation: I heard that he robbed Peter to pay Paul every month after he applied for 5 credit cards.

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02/02/2015

入 乡随 俗
rù xiāng suí sú
=When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Example:来(lái)到(dào) 这(zhè)里(lǐ) 以(yǐ)后(hòu)，他(tā)们(men) 入(rù)乡(xiāng)随(suí)俗(sú) 了(le)，许(xǔ)多(duō) 生(shēng)活(huó)
习(xí)惯(guàn) 都(dōu) 改(gǎi)变(biàn) 了(le)。

When in Rome, do as the romans do, So when they came here, they changed a lot of habits.

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30/01/2015

大 展 宏 图
dà zhǎn hóng tú
=To Score Big Points, To do Well

Example: 他(tā) 很(hěn) 希(xī)望(wàng) 在(zài) 自(zì)己(jǐ) 喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de) 行(háng)业(yè) 里(li) 大(dà)展(zhǎn)宏(hóng)图(tú)。

Translation: He hopes to score big points in the industry he likes.

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