典故

652 idioms in this topic.

• 一了百当once and for all
• 一去不返gone forever
• 一家之论A unique theory
• 一家之说A unique theory
• 一家之辞A unique school of thought
• 一柱承天one pillar supporting the sky
• 一水之隔separated by a river
• 一网打尽catch all in one net
• 一言九鼎One word weighs as much as nine cauldrons
• 一鸣惊人A single cry that startles the world
• 万箭攒心A thousand arrows pierce the heart
• 上下同心United as one
• 下里巴音Xia Li Ba Yin
• 不一而足too numerous to mention
• 不尴不尬awkward
• 不屑一顾to disdain; to scorn
• 不得善终Not to die a good death
• 不忍卒读Unbearable to read
• 不惜血本spare no expense
• 不拔之志unwavering ambition
• 不揣冒昧Without presuming
• 不时之需Contingency
• 不求甚解not seeking a thorough understanding
• 不知凡几Countless
• 不知进退indiscretion
• 不祥之兆ominous sign
• 不解之缘inexplicable bond
• 世代书香Generations of scholars
• 东张西望look around
• 两肋插刀two ribs, insert a knife
• 严惩不贷Severe punishment, no leniency
• 中西合璧A blend of Chinese and Western cultures
• 举世无双unparalleled
• 举世无敌invincible
• 举世闻名world-renowned
• 举国一致National unity
• 举国上下The whole country
• 久负盛名long-enjoyed high reputation
• 义愤填膺filled with righteous indignation
• 乐不可支overjoyed
• 乐而忘返happy and forget to return
• 乔迁之喜Joyful Relocation
• 九原之下Beneath the Nine Tombs
• 九泉之下under the nine springs
• 书声琅琅Sound of reading
• 书香人家scholarly family
• 了如指掌know like the back of one's hand
• 予取予夺Take and give at will
• 予取予携To take whatever one wants
• 予取予求Take and ask at will
• 争妍斗艳vie with each other in beauty
• 争风吃醋fight over sth.
• 事必躬亲Personally attend to everything
• 互为表里interdependent
• 五内俱焚Consumed by anxiety
• 人仰马翻people and horses thrown down
• 人心所向the will of the people
• 人杰地灵outstanding people and beautiful land
• 人迹罕至rarely visited
• 从中斡旋mediate
• 从长商议Discuss thoroughly
• 以儆效尤to make an example of
• 以德服人Win over with virtue
• 以文乱法Using literature to subvert the law
• 以身许国dedicate one's life to the country
• 以镒称铢to weigh zhu with yi
• 仪表堂堂dignified appearance
• 休戚与共Sharing Weal and Woe
• 众口铄金Public opinion melts gold
• 众寡悬殊vastly different numbers
• 众星捧月Many stars hold up the moon
• 众星攒月stars gather around the moon
• 伟绩丰功great achievements
• 伯仲之间between brothers/equal
• 何患无辞No fear of running out of words
• 何足道哉What's the point?
• 余音绕梁lingering sound
• 你死我活life or death
• 信誓旦旦solemn oath
• 借酒浇愁to drown one's sorrows in drink
• 儿女情长Sentimental attachment
• 先行后闻Doing it first, reporting later
• 光宗耀祖Bring glory to one's ancestors
• 光彩夺目dazzling
• 光芒万丈dazzling light
• 光辉灿烂Glorius
• 全心全意wholeheartedly
• 八仙过海The Eight Immortals cross the sea
• 六神不安six gods uneasy
• 其乐融融harmonious and joyful
• 其势汹汹with fierce momentum
• 具体而微concrete and micro
• 兹事体大The matter is of great importance
• 养尊处优pampered
• 兼容并包inclusive and tolerant
• 兼收并蓄Eclecticism
• 冤冤相报endless cycle of revenge
• 凤毛麟角phoenix feather and unicorn horn
• 凶神恶煞fierce and evil spirits
• 分工合作Division of labor and cooperation
• 别具一格Unique
• 刻骨仇恨deep-seated hatred
• 前无古人unprecedented
• 前无古人，后无来者No one before, no one after
• 剑及履及swift and decisive
• 剑拔弩张swords drawn, bows bent
• 力挽狂澜to stem the tide
• 力排众议insist on one's own opinion
• 功成身退achieve success and retire
• 动人心魄Moving
• 动心忍性Be determined and patient
• 劳燕分飞oriole and swallow fly apart
• 势如劈竹as swift as splitting bamboo
• 勃然大怒fly into a rage
• 勾心斗角intrigue
• 匿影藏形to hide one's tracks
• 十二金钗Twelve Gold Hairpins
• 千军万马A thousand troops and ten thousand horses
• 千秋万古millenniums
• 千红万紫Thousands of reds and tens of thousands of purples
• 千载一时once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity
• 千钧一发Hanging by a thread
• 半夜三更dead of night
• 单刀直入straight to the point
• 博学多识erudite and knowledgeable
• 卧榻之侧beside one's bed
• 卷帙浩繁vast collection
• 历历在目vivid in memory
• 反客为主turn the tables
• 反目成仇Become sworn enemies
• 取之不尽，用之不竭inexhaustible
• 变化无穷ever-changing
• 叠床架屋bed upon bed, house upon house
• 合而为一united as one
• 同床共寝sleep in the same bed
• 同床异梦Sharing a bed, dreaming differently
• 同病相怜Sharing the same pain
• 名列前茅be among the top
• 名利兼收gain both fame and fortune
• 名垂千古Immortal fame
• 名垂青史be remembered in history
• 名扬四海world-renowned
• 名扬天下world-famous
• 名满天下world-renowned
• 名门望族prominent family
• 名闻遐迩well-known far and wide
• 后生可畏The younger generation is formidable
• 君子之交Friendship of gentlemen
• 含笑九原Smiling in the nine springs
• 含笑九幽Smiling in the Nine Springs
• 含笑九泉Smiling in the Nine Springs
• 呕心沥血pour one's heart and soul into
• 呼天抢地cry to heaven and earth
• 呼风唤雨summon wind and rain
• 命途多舛A life full of twists and turns
• 哀痛欲绝grief-stricken
• 响彻云霄resounded through the clouds
• 响遏行云Sound that stops the clouds
• 唇齿相依lips and teeth mutually dependent
• 啧啧称奇marvel at
• 回光返照Last Gleam
• 因时制宜adapt to circumstances
• 国家栋梁pillar of the state
• 在天之灵spirit in heaven
• 地主之谊host's hospitality
• 地灵人杰rich in talent and beautiful scenery
• 垂涎欲滴drool with greed
• 声名鹊起rise to fame
• 声色俱厉stern voice and expression
• 多愁多病much sorrow and much illness
• 大书特书record in detail
• 大动干戈to make a great fuss
• 大吃大喝eat and drink to excess
• 大好河山great mountains and rivers
• 大家闺秀Lady of noble birth
• 大家风范noble bearing
• 大展经纶fully display one's talents
• 大摇大摆swagger
• 大放厥辞to speak out freely
• 大相径庭diametrically opposed
• 天上人间Heaven and Earth
• 天下为公The world is for all
• 天下无敌invincible
• 天下第一The best in the world
• 天崩地坼Heaven collapses, earth splits
• 天怒民怨Heaven's wrath and people's resentment
• 天摇地动earth-shattering
• 天旋地转Heaven and earth spin
• 天高地厚boundless kindness
• 夺眶而出well up
• 奇思妙想fantastic ideas
• 奋勇当先lead the charge
• 如履平地like walking on flat ground
• 如数家珍as familiar as one's own treasures
• 如痴似醉as if intoxicated
• 如痴如醉completely absorbed
• 如胶似漆like glue and paint
• 如饥似渴like hungry and thirsty
• 妙想天开whimsical idea
• 始终不渝Always unswerving
• 委曲求全compromise
• 威武雄壮imposing and powerful
• 子虚乌有Baseless
• 孑然一身all alone
• 孜孜以求diligently pursue
• 学贯中西Erudition spanning East and West
• 安之若素remain calm and composed
• 宝刀未老The treasured sword is not yet old
• 审时度势to assess the situation
• 客死他乡Die in a foreign land
• 家喻户晓well-known
• 家学渊源family tradition of learning
• 容光焕发radiant
• 宾至如归feel at home
• 寄人檐下live under someone's roof
• 寄人篱下living under others' roof
• 富丽堂皇magnificent
• 寝苫枕块sleep on straw and stone
• 察颜观色Observe facial expressions
• 寸草不生Not a blade of grass grows
• 寻根问底to get to the bottom of things
• 寻欢作乐seek pleasure
• 寻花问柳to seek flowers and ask willows
• 将功赎罪atone for one's crimes with meritorious service
• 将门虎子Son of a general
• 小大由之Small and big, it depends on it
• 小家碧玉modest beauty
• 居高临下commanding heights
• 山珍海错Mountain delicacies and sea treasures
• 并驾齐驱run neck and neck
• 应者云集Many respond and gather
• 开山鼻祖pioneer
• 开路先锋pioneer
• 弃若敝屣Discard as old shoes
• 引经据典quote classics
• 引而不发to draw but not shoot
• 引颈受戮await death passively
• 弥留之际dying moments
• 弱冠之年age of majority
• 弹无虚发Every shot hits
• 形影相吊mutual consolation of form and shadow
• 彻上彻下thorough
• 心向往之long for it
• 心如止水Heart like still water
• 心旷神怡relaxed and happy
• 心神不定restless
• 心胆俱裂Heart and gall shattered
• 忧国忧民Worried about the country and the people
• 忧心如焚be anxious like being burned by fire
• 怒不可遏Anger uncontrollable
• 怒形于色Anger is evident on one's face
• 怒目而视Glare angrily
• 急如星火Urgent like a shooting star
• 性命攸关Matter of life and death
• 恍如隔世as if separated by a world
• 恨之入骨Hate to the bone
• 恩恩爱爱loving
• 恩断义绝kindness and righteousness broken
• 息事宁人to calm things down and make people stable
• 悍然不顾Recklessly ignore
• 悲从中来Sorrow comes from within
• 情同骨肉as close as flesh and blood
• 情深义重deep affection and loyalty
• 情深意重deep affection
• 惊世骇俗shocking and unconventional
• 惊天动地earth-shattering
• 惨淡经营to manage with great difficulty; to operate under severe conditions
• 惨绝人寰heart-wrenching
• 意气轩昂spirited and confident
• 感激涕零moved to tears
• 慎重其事Handle with care
• 慷慨悲歌Courageous and Sad Song
• 戴罪立功Atone for one's crime by meritorious service
• 所费不赀cost a fortune
• 手下留情Show mercy
• 手不释卷never part with a book
• 手舞足蹈dance with joy
• 手足之情Brotherly love
• 才华盖世extraordinary talent
• 才高八斗Extraordinarily Talented
• 打落水狗to beat a dog when it's down
• 打躬作揖bow and scrape
• 打退堂鼓beat a retreat
• 执法如山Law enforcement is as firm as a mountain
• 扬幡招魂raising banners to summon souls
• 扭转乾坤turn the tide
• 扶摇直上Soaring upwards
• 扼腕长叹sigh and lament
• 承先启后inherit the past, open up the future
• 投桃报李repay kindness with kindness
• 投石问路testing the waters
• 抚景伤情Moved by the scene
• 抛砖引玉throw a brick to attract jade
• 披荆斩棘Clear a path through thorns and brambles
• 披麻戴孝wear hemp and white
• 拂袖而去brush one's sleeve and leave
• 拈花惹草flirt around
• 拍案而起slam the table and stand up
• 招架不住can't cope
• 拥政爱民support the government, love the people
• 挂一漏万omit many details
• 指名道姓name and surname
• 指手画脚gesture wildly
• 指挥若定Commanding with assurance
• 按图索骥to search for a good horse by following the picture
• 挥金如土squander money like dirt
• 挥霍无度Squander recklessly
• 捐弃前嫌Let bygones be bygones
• 接踵而至coming in succession
• 推崇备至highest admiration
• 掷地金声Sonorous words
• 提心吊胆anxious
• 搔首弄姿to pose
• 摩肩接踵Shoulder to shoulder, foot to foot
• 改名换姓Change name and surname
• 改天换地change the world
• 改弦易张Change the strings and adjust the tuning pegs
• 改弦易调change the strings and the melody
• 改换家门Change the family's status
• 改换门庭change employers
• 改辕易辙change the wheels and axle
• 放下包袱put down the burden
• 放浪形骸Unrestrained behavior
• 敬若神明revere as a god
• 敲山震虎knock the mountain to shake the tiger
• 敲骨吸髓suck the marrow from the bones
• 旁敲侧击indirection
• 无人问津No one asks
• 无伤大雅harmless to the grand scheme
• 无可指摘unimpeachable
• 无形无影Invisible and untraceable
• 无影无形Invisible
• 无所不晓omniscient
• 无所用心without application of heart
• 无敌天下Invincible in the world
• 无用武之地no room to display one's talent
• 无远不届far-reaching
• 无远弗届far-reaching
• 日夜兼程Travel day and night
• 旷古未有unprecedented
• 昂首阔步stride with head held high
• 明察暗访Open and covert investigation
• 明日黄花tomorrow's yellow flower
• 春色满园Spring colors everywhere
• 月黑风高Dark and windy
• 有案可查verifiable
• 有隙可乘There is a gap to be exploited
• 望其项背catch up with; come near
• 望梅止渴look at plums to quench thirst
• 杀人灭口murder to silence
• 杀气腾腾murderous
• 权衡轻重weigh the pros and cons
• 束之高阁Shelve
• 来去无踪come and go without a trace
• 杳无消息No news
• 杳无音信No news
• 极目远眺gaze into the distance
• 栉风沐雨comb the wind, bathe in the rain
• 桀骜不驯unruly
• 欢声如雷Cheers like thunder
• 欣欣向荣flourishing
• 正襟危坐to sit upright with one's collar straightened
• 死中求生seek life from death
• 死得其所Die a worthy death
• 死而复生Resurrection
• 殚精竭虑devote oneself completely
• 比肩而立stand side by side
• 毫不留情Without mercy
• 民怨沸腾Public anger boils
• 气冲牛斗Anger reaching the stars
• 气冲霄汉Energy piercing the heavens
• 气势磅礴majestic and powerful
• 气象万千Countless appearances
• 气贯长虹spirit piercing the rainbow
• 水木清华Clear waters and lush woods
• 水洁冰清Pure as ice and water
• 永垂不朽immortal
• 汗如雨下Sweat like rain
• 汗流洽背Drenched in sweat
• 汗流浃肤sweat profusely
• 汗牛充栋oxen sweat, houses full
• 汹涌澎湃surging and turbulent
• 沥胆披肝pour out one's heart and liver
• 沧海一粟a drop in the ocean
• 沧海桑田The sea turns into farmland
• 油然而生well up
• 沾亲带友Relatives and friends
• 法力无边Boundless Magic Power
• 洗耳恭听Listen attentively
• 流光溢彩radiant and glittering
• 流离转徙Wandering
• 流离颠沛Wandering and hardship
• 流芳千古immortal fame
• 流落他乡to be stranded in a foreign land
• 济世救人save the world and save people
• 济济一堂Many talented people gathered together
• 浓妆艳抹heavy makeup
• 浩浩汤汤vast and mighty
• 浩然正气powerful righteousness
• 浪迹江湖Wander the Jianghu
• 海晏河清Peaceful Ocean, Calm River
• 海纳百川The sea accepts a hundred rivers
• 海角天涯ends of the earth
• 深仇大恨deep hatred
• 深入人心deeply rooted in people's hearts
• 深知灼见Profound Insights
• 清水衙门Dry Office
• 清风明月gentle wind and bright moon
• 温情脉脉tender warmth
• 滔天罪行Heinous crime
• 满城风雨A storm of controversy
• 漠不关心Indifferent
• 潜龙勿用Hidden Dragon, Not Used
• 火烧火燎burning hot
• 火眼金睛sharp eyes
• 灭绝人性inhuman
• 灯火辉煌brilliantly lit
• 点金成铁turn gold into iron
• 点铁成金Transform iron into gold
• 烂醉如泥dead drunk
• 燕瘦环肥Slender Swallow, Plump Yang Guifei
• 片纸只字a few words
• 牛鬼蛇神ox-headed ghost and snake-bodied god
• 独一无二unique
• 独步天下Unparalleled
• 独辟蹊径break new ground
• 玉堂金马Jade Hall and Golden Gate
• 玩世不恭cynical and unserious
• 现身说法speak from experience
• 珠联璧合Perfect Combination
• 班门弄斧notch the boat in search of the sword
• 琴瑟和谐Harmonious Qin and Se
• 琼楼玉宇jade-towered and jade-paved palace
• 生死与共share the same fate
• 生死关头Life-or-death situation
• 畏之如虎fear someone like a tiger
• 痛哭流涕Wept bitterly
• 白璧微瑕White jade with minor flaws
• 白龙鱼服White Dragon in Fish Clothing
• 百川归海a hundred rivers flow into the sea
• 百无禁忌no restrictions
• 百鸟朝凤Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix
• 皓首穷经To study diligently until old age
• 盛况空前unprecedented grandeur
• 目无王法defiance of the law
• 相机而动seize the opportunity
• 睥睨一切To look down upon everything
• 矢志不摇unswervingly
• 矢志不渝unwavering
• 硕果仅存Only a few fruits remain
• 磨拳擦掌to rub one's hands together
• 神乎其技amazing skill
• 神乎其神miraculous
• 神仙中人Heavenly being
• 神鬼莫测unfathomable
• 秀色可餐Beautiful scenery is delicious
• 移天换日shift heaven and earth
• 程门立雪Standing in the snow at Cheng's gate
• 穷奢极欲Luxury and Excess
• 穷愁潦倒Poverty and despair
• 空前绝后unprecedented
• 空洞无物empty and without substance
• 空空如也empty
• 穿凿附会force a connection
• 立此存照keep this as a record
• 笑容可掬Smiling warmly
• 笔墨官司battle of words
• 箪瓢陋巷Simple life in a poor alley
• 箭在弦上Arrow on the string
• 粉身碎骨shattered to pieces
• 粗茶淡饭coarse tea and light rice
• 精妙入神exquisite and mesmerizing
• 精妙绝伦exquisite
• 精美绝伦exquisitely beautiful
• 素不相识unacquainted
• 紧要关头critical juncture
• 繁文缛节red tape
• 红杏出墙Red apricot out of the wall
• 红颜薄命Beauty and Short Life
• 纵横交错crisscross
• 纵横驰骋gallop across
• 终南捷径shortcut to Zhongnan Mountain
• 绝世无双Unparalleled
• 绵延不绝unending
• 缄口不言to keep silent
• 缠绵悱恻lingering and heartbreaking
• 罪该万死deserve ten thousand deaths
• 置若罔闻ignore
• 置诸度外put aside
• 群贤毕集Gathering of Talented People
• 羽化登仙transform and ascend to immortality
• 羽扇纶巾feather fan and head巾
• 翘首以待to crane one's neck in anticipation
• 耀武扬威show off military strength; swagger
• 耳提面命ear-tugging and face-to-face instruction
• 耳红面赤red-faced
• 耳聪目明sharp-witted
• 聊备一格just for a style
• 聪明绝顶exceptionally intelligent
• 肃然起敬deep respect
• 肝肠寸断heartbroken
• 胆大包身bold and fearless
• 胆战心惊terrified
• 脱颖而出stand out
• 至死不变Unchangeable until death
• 至死不渝unyielding until death
• 至高无上supreme
• 舍我其谁Who else but me?
• 良辰美景beautiful time and scenery
• 艰苦卓绝arduous and extraordinary
• 花好月圆flowers in full bloom, moon round
• 花残月缺withered flowers and an incomplete moon
• 苦心孤诣painstaking efforts
• 英姿飒爽dashing and spirited
• 英雄气短Hero's spirit is short
• 荣华富贵wealth and glory
• 荣宗耀祖bring glory to one's ancestors
• 莫可名状indescribable
• 莫可奈何helpless
• 萍踪浪迹wandering
• 虚位以待keep a position vacant
• 虚无缥缈ethereal
• 血海深仇blood feud
• 血肉相连closely related
• 血迹斑斑Bloodstained
• 衣锦荣归return home in glory
• 衣锦还乡Return home in glory
• 袒胸露背Shirtless
• 见机而作Seize the opportunity
• 见笑大方make a fool of oneself before experts
• 视同路人Treat as a stranger
• 觥筹交错glasses clinking
• 言传身教teach by precept and example
• 誉满天下world-renowned
• 认祖归宗Return to one's ancestral home
• 诗情画意poetic and picturesque beauty
• 诚惶诚恐trembling with fear and anxiety
• 询谋佥同unanimous consultation
• 调兵遣将Mobilize Troops and Send Generals
• 谆谆告诫earnestly advise
• 谆谆教诲patient instruction
• 貌合神離superficial harmony
• 贻笑大方to be laughed at by experts
• 赌咒发誓swear solemnly
• 赏罚分审reward and punishment clearly distinguished
• 赞不绝口speak highly of
• 赤身露体naked
• 赶尽杀绝drive to the end, kill all
• 超群拔萃outstanding
• 跃跃欲试eager to have a try
• 蹈其覆辙tread in one's footsteps
• 身体力行practice what one preaches
• 躬逢其盛personally experience the grand occasion
• 轰轰烈烈grand, imposing
• 载歌载舞Singing and dancing
• 载誉而归Return with honor
• 辗转反侧toss and turn
• 达官贵人high-ranking officials and wealthy people
• 过为已甚go too far
• 迎头痛击head-on strike
• 进退两难a dilemma
• 进退失据at a loss
• 远见卓识Farsightedness and insight
• 远走高飞fly far away
• 连篇累牍voluminous
• 追本求源Trace to its source
• 追根溯源trace to the source
• 逃之夭夭flee
• 逆流而上go against the current
• 选贤与能select the wise and capable
• 通家之好close family friendship
• 逸兴遄飞High spirits
• 遐迩闻名renowned far and wide
• 遗世独立secluded and independent
• 郑重其事in all seriousness
• 酒绿灯红lights and alcohol
• 酒酣耳热Wine-Intoxicated and Ears Warm
• 酩酊大醉dead drunk
• 醉翁之意不在酒The drunkard’s intention is not in the wine
• 重温旧梦Relive old dreams
• 重见天日see the light of day again
• 野心勃勃ambitious
• 金口玉言Golden words
• 金枝玉叶precious branches and jade leaves
• 金榜题名to have one's name inscribed on the golden list
• 金科玉律Golden rule
• 金童玉女Golden Boy and Jade Girl
• 钟灵毓秀spiritual gifted and beautiful
• 铁证如山ironclad evidence
• 铤而走险to take a desperate gamble
• 锣鼓喧天drums and gongs booming
• 锦绣山河magnificent mountains and rivers
• 锦衣玉食live in luxury
• 长歌当哭Long song for weeping
• 长生不死Immortality
• 长生久视Longevity
• 门堪罗雀deserted house
• 门禁森严heavily guarded
• 闻名遐迩known far and wide
• 闻所不闻hear something unheard
• 阳春白雪Yangchunbaixue
• 阴差阳错twist of fate
• 难解难分Inseparable
• 雕虫篆刻Carving insects and seals
• 霄壤之别vast difference
• 青云直上Rise to the top
• 面授机宜give on-site instructions
• 顾盼自雄self-important
• 颐指气使to command with a condescending air
• 颠倒乾坤Turn the world upside down
• 风云变色Dramatic change
• 风华绝代Unparalleled beauty
• 风度翩翩elegant and graceful
• 风流潇洒elegant and charming
• 风流韵事romantic affair
• 风雨同舟through storm and stress together
• 飒爽英姿heroic and graceful
• 飞黄腾达Rise to Prominence
• 餐风饮露Eat the wind and drink the dew
• 饮食起居diet and daily life
• 饱经忧患Suffered much hardship
• 饶有兴味full of interest
• 馋涎欲滴drooling with greed
• 首善之区the best area
• 首善之地best place
• 首屈一指second to none
• 驰名中外world-renowned
• 驾雾腾云Ride on clouds and mist
• 骨瘦如柴very thin
• 骨肉相连flesh and blood
• 高不可攀unattainable
• 高不可登too high to climb
• 高唱入云Soaring into the clouds
• 高天厚地High heaven, thick earth
• 高头大马fine horse
• 高山仰之Admire the high mountain
• 高山仰止High mountains and far-off places
• 高抬贵手show mercy
• 高朋满座many distinguished guests
• 高歌猛进advance triumphantly
• 魂不附体soul not attached to the body
• 魂飞天外soul flies to the sky
• 鱼死网破fish-or-cut-bait
• 鲍鱼之肆Fish Market
• 鲜为人知little known
• 鲜艳夺目vivid and eye-catching
• 鸡犬不惊chickens and dogs undisturbed
• 鸡飞狗走chickens fly, dogs run
• 鸣锣开道ring gongs and beat drums
• 鹤发童颜white hair, youthful face
• 鼎鼎大名famous
• 齐头并进proceed in parallel