古代故事

205 idioms in this topic.

• 一举成名Become famous overnight
• 一仍旧贯Yi Reng Jiu Guan
• 一叶障目A leaf obscures the eye
• 一夫当关One man guards the pass
• 一日之长a day's advantage
• 一日千里a day's journey of a thousand miles
• 一朝一夕overnight
• 一窍不通completely ignorant
• 一筹莫展be at a loss
• 一箭之地Within a bowshot
• 一言千金A word is worth a thousand gold pieces
• 一败涂地completely defeated
• 万马齐喑All horses silent
• 三思而行Think thrice before acting
• 三缄其口to keep one's mouth shut
• 上气不接下气out of breath
• 不修边幅Unkempt
• 不共戴天sworn enemies
• 不堪回首unbearable to look back
• 不赞一词Not a single word
• 东拼西凑patch together
• 丢三落四forgetful
• 举一反三Learn by analogy
• 之乎者也zhī hū zhě yě
• 乌合之众rabble
• 九霄云外beyond the nine heavens
• 书声朗朗Clear sound of reading
• 人多势众Many and powerful
• 人心不足蛇吞象The heart of man is not content, the snake swallows the elephant
• 仙风道骨celestial grace and noble bearing
• 代人受过take the rap for someone
• 以己度人Judge others by oneself
• 以德报德repay kindness with kindness
• 传诵一时widely circulated for a time
• 侃侃而谈speak confidently and calmly
• 兢兢业业diligent and conscientious
• 公事公办Impartial handling of official matters
• 兵荒马乱Chaos and Disorder
• 其貌不扬unattractive
• 冤家对头sworn enemies
• 凄风寒雨bleak wind and cold rain
• 刀光剑影flashing swords and knives
• 别开生面unique
• 刻舟求剑notch the boat in search of the sword
• 十万火急Ten Thousand Fires Urgent
• 千载难逢once in a thousand years
• 卓尔不群outstanding
• 南辕北辙Southward Aim, Northward Car
• 博学多才Erudite and Talented
• 博闻强识well-read and knowledgeable
• 口齿伶俐articulate
• 吉凶未卜uncertain outcome
• 同归于尽Together they perish
• 吞云吐雾Inhaling clouds and exhaling mist
• 含冤负屈Suffering injustice and grievance
• 听而不闻hear but not hear
• 呼之欲出seem about to come to life
• 咫尺天涯inches apart, worlds away
• 唇亡齿寒lips gone, teeth cold
• 唯利是图Profit-driven
• 善与人交Good at interacting with people
• 喜不自胜overjoyed
• 喜形于色Joy showing on one's face
• 声东击西feigning an attack on the east while attacking the west
• 大器晚成achieve great things late in life
• 大材小用to use a big talent for a small task
• 天下无双Unparalleled
• 天之骄子Child of destiny
• 奉为圭臬to treat as a guiding principle
• 好勇斗狠fierce and aggressive
• 好学不倦diligent and tireless in one's study
• 如坐春风as if sitting in the spring breeze
• 如愿以偿wish fulfilled
• 姗姗来迟come late slowly
• 子子孙孙Descendants
• 孔武有力strong and powerful
• 学识渊博erudite
• 守口如瓶keep one's mouth shut like a sealed bottle
• 安如泰山As stable as Mount Tai
• 安然无恙safe and sound
• 安营扎寨set up camp
• 官运亨通smooth sailing official career
• 宵衣旰食Working late into the night
• 寸步不离inseparable
• 对牛弹琴playing the lute to a cow
• 尽心尽力to do one's utmost
• 屡次三番repeatedly
• 屡试不第Repeatedly failed the examination
• 山高水远high mountains and long rivers
• 年逾古稀over seventy years old
• 应接不暇Overwhelmed
• 庸人自扰making unnecessary troubles
• 得心应手with ease
• 循规蹈矩follow the rules
• 怀恨在心harbor resentment
• 怅然若失lost and dejected
• 怪模怪样strange
• 惊弓之鸟a bird startled by a bowstring
• 惊恐万状Terrified
• 惊惶失措panic-stricken and at a loss
• 惶惶不安uneasy and apprehensive
• 愚夫愚妇ordinary people
• 战战兢兢trembling with fear
• 戛然而止come to an abrupt stop
• 才识过人exceptionally talented
• 才貌双全talented and beautiful
• 打情骂俏flirting and bantering
• 披头散发disheveled hair
• 抱头鼠窜flee in panic
• 抱薪救火put out a fire with firewood
• 按部就班step by step
• 挥汗如雨Sweating profusely
• 插科打诨to insert jokes and humorous acts; to clown around
• 擦脂抹粉apply rouge and powder
• 敬而远之to show respect but keep one's distance
• 文思敏捷quick wit
• 新仇旧恨new and old hatreds
• 无功受禄to receive a reward without having done any work
• 无可厚非Not to be criticized
• 无声无息silently
• 无稽之谈baseless talk
• 日理万机To deal with a myriad of affairs every day
• 明月清风bright moon and clear wind
• 昼夜兼程travel day and night
• 有的放矢shoot at a target
• 望尘莫及Too far behind to catch up
• 朝发夕至Depart in the morning, arrive in the evening
• 李代桃僵Li Dai Tao Jiang
• 柳暗花明Willow dark, flowers bright
• 楚楚可怜pitiful
• 榜上无名Not on the list
• 欲罢不能unable to stop
• 水深火热Water deep and fire hot
• 水落石出Water falls, the stone comes out
• 求之不得To crave something
• 汗流夹背Sweating profusely
• 沉鱼落雁Fish sink, geese fall
• 清心寡欲Pure heart, few desires
• 温柔体贴gentle and considerate
• 满坑满谷full of pits and valleys
• 火冒三丈to be furious
• 照本宣科read from a script
• 物归旧主Things return to their former owner
• 物是人非things remain the same, but people are different
• 狼号鬼哭howling wolves and wailing ghosts
• 珠光宝气Dazzling jewels
• 由衷之言heartfelt words
• 男女有别Men and women are different
• 画蛇添足paint a snake and add feet
• 畏首畏尾fearful and hesitant
• 留连忘返linger and forget to return
• 白驹过隙White horse passing through a gap
• 百发百中one hundred shots, one hundred hits
• 百步穿杨shoot through a willow tree from a hundred paces
• 百里挑一one in a hundred
• 省吃俭用save and scrimp
• 神不知鬼不晓God doesn't know, ghosts don't know
• 神妙莫测mysterious and unfathomable
• 神机妙算brilliant strategy
• 秋毫无犯not violate even a single hair
• 空穴来风Empty cave, wind comes in
• 笑里藏刀a knife hidden in a smile
• 粗衣粝食coarse clothes and simple food
• 能文能武both literary and military talents
• 腰缠万贯Carrying ten thousand guan
• 自告奋勇volunteer
• 舞文弄墨to play with words
• 色衰爱弛Beauty fades, love wanes
• 英明果断wise and decisive
• 草木皆兵see soldiers in every bush
• 草长莺飞Grass grows, orioles fly
• 落荒而逃Flee in panic
• 蓬头垢面unkempt
• 衣不蔽体Clothes don't cover the body
• 见惯不惊used to it
• 言必有中Every word hits the mark
• 记忆犹新vivid memory
• 谦谦君子
• 责无旁贷inescapable responsibility
• 费尽心机spare no effort
• 走马看花ride past and view flowers
• 足不出户Without leaving home
• 足智多谋Resourceful
• 轻车减从light carriage, reduced following
• 轻车简从light carriage and simple retinue
• 过目不忘photographic memory
• 追根寻底get to the bottom of
• 道听途说hearsay
• 遮天蔽日blot out the sun and moon
• 酒肉弟兄wine-and-meat brothers
• 门可罗雀deserted
• 门庭若市The gate is like a market
• 门户之见narrow-mindedness
• 震天动地earth-shattering
• 青出于蓝Outdo one's teacher
• 青面獠牙Green face, long fangs
• 面目可憎hideous face
• 面目狰狞Ferocious face
• 鞭长莫及out of reach
• 顶礼膜拜prostrate oneself in worship
• 风流倜傥Elegant and unrestrained
• 风驰电掣as fast as the wind and lightning
• 魂不守舍distraught
• 魂飞胆破soul flies, gall breaks
• 魂飞魄散Soul and spirit scattered