寓言故事

345 idioms in this topic.

• 一丁点儿a little bit
• 一孔之见A glimpse through a hole
• 一无所获nothing gained
• 一时半霎a short while
• 一暴十寒a day's exposure to the sun followed by ten days of frost
• 一枕黄粱A yellow rice dream
• 三人成虎Three people make a tiger
• 不分上下evenly matched
• 不分青红皂白indiscriminately
• 不劳而食Without Labor, Food
• 不可企及unattainable
• 不堪一击incapable of withstanding a single blow
• 不打自招to confess without being beaten
• 不着边际unrealistic
• 不知深浅Without knowing the depth
• 不自量力overestimate one's abilities
• 不远万里thousands of miles
• 与虎谋皮negotiate with a tiger for its skin
• 丧家之犬Homeless dog
• 中流砥柱pillar of strength
• 丰富多彩rich and colorful
• 临危不乱Remain calm in a crisis
• 临渴掘井Dig a well when thirsty
• 举手之劳a mere trifle
• 九仞一篑Nine ren [a traditional Chinese unit of measure, about 3.3 meters], one basket of earth
• 事与愿违Things go contrary to one's wishes
• 事半功倍achieve twice the result with half the effort
• 事实胜于雄辩Facts speak louder than words
• 人心涣散people's hearts scattered
• 人烟稀少sparsely populated
• 人间地狱Hell on earth
• 从从容容calmly
• 他山之石stones from other hills
• 以卵击石Hitting an egg against a stone
• 以怨报德repay kindness with resentment
• 以毒攻毒Fighting fire with fire
• 以管窥天to peep at the sky through a bamboo pipe
• 以貌取人judge by appearances
• 任人宰割at the mercy of others
• 依样葫芦copy blindly
• 保家卫国defend home and country
• 俯拾皆是Everywhere
• 傲然屹立stand proudly
• 先天不足Congenital deficiency
• 先知先觉foresighted
• 光辉夺目dazzling
• 公平合理fair and reasonable
• 养虎为患raising a tiger to become a threat
• 凛然正气Awe-inspiring righteousness
• 凡夫俗子ordinary person
• 凶相毕露true nature revealed
• 出师不利Unfavorable Start
• 切合实际practical
• 划地为牢to draw a line on the ground as a prison
• 初生牛犊不怕虎A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger
• 初露头角show one's talent
• 削足适履cut feet to fit shoes
• 力不能支powerless
• 功亏一篑Success ruined by one basket of earth
• 劳而无功labor without result
• 勤学苦练diligent study and hard practice
• 千难万险thousands of difficulties and dangers
• 南柯一梦South Ke Dream
• 卧虎藏龙Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger
• 卸磨杀驴kill the donkey after unloading the mill
• 厚积薄发Accumulate slowly, then suddenly unfold
• 厚颜无耻Shameless
• 原形毕露true colors revealed
• 去粗取精extract the essence
• 反咬一口bite back
• 发人深省thought-provoking
• 口是心非hypocrisy
• 古为今用Applying the past to the present
• 古稀之年the age of seventy
• 叫苦不迭complaining incessantly
• 可望不可及unattainable
• 叶公好龙Ye Gong loved dragons
• 叹为观止breathtaking
• 各取所需Each takes what he needs
• 各尽其责Each do one's duty
• 各有所短Each has his own shortcomings
• 合二为一Merge
• 合情合理reasonable
• 吉人天相Good people are blessed by heaven
• 后继无人no successor
• 否极泰来Fǔjí Tàilái
• 吹灰之力A breath of effort
• 咎由自取to bring it on oneself
• 啼饥号寒cry from hunger and cold
• 因噎废食yin ye fei shi
• 因小失大lose big for small gains
• 固步自封complacent
• 土生土长locally grown
• 坐享其成sit back and enjoy the fruits of other's labor
• 坐收渔利Sit back and reap the benefits
• 增收节支Increase Revenue, Reduce Expenditure
• 备而不用Prepared but not used
• 外强中干outwardly strong, inwardly weak
• 多才多艺multi-talented
• 多灾多难Disaster-ridden
• 大恩大德great kindness
• 大方之家expert
• 大有裨益very beneficial
• 天罗地网net of traps
• 头破血流Head-splitting blood flow
• 好高骛远aim too high
• 姑息养奸condone evil
• 守株待兔wait for rabbits by the stump
• 安安稳稳peaceful and steady
• 害群之马harmful horse in the herd
• 家无斗储No dou of reserves at home
• 密密麻麻dense
• 小巧玲珑small and exquisite
• 小心翼翼cautious
• 小恩小惠small favors
• 小肚鸡肠petty
• 小题大做make a fuss over trifles
• 少见多怪rarely seen, much strange
• 尺有所短Everything has its limitations
• 尽善尽美perfect
• 山雨欲来A storm is brewing
• 崎岖不平rugged and uneven
• 左右逢源Find resources from all sides
• 左支右绌left support, right deficiency
• 常备不懈always be prepared
• 干干净净spotless
• 平心静气calm and composed
• 年老体衰old and frail
• 幸灾乐祸gloat
• 弄巧反拙to try to be clever and end up being clumsy
• 引狼入室invite a wolf into the house
• 弱不禁风frail
• 当务之急top priority
• 徒有其表only has the appearance
• 得道多助，失道寡助He who is righteous will receive much help; he who is unrighteous will receive little help
• 循序渐进Gradual progress
• 心平气和Calm and composed
• 心怀鬼胎ulterior motives
• 心急如焚anxious as if one's heart is on fire
• 心慈手软kind-hearted and lenient
• 心手相应Heart and hand corresponding
• 心腹大患major problem, hidden danger
• 心腹重患serious hidden danger
• 急功近利opportunistic
• 恃强凌弱bully the weak
• 恶性循环vicious cycle
• 惨不忍闻Unbearable to hear
• 慢藏诲盗Careless storage invites theft
• 手无寸刃unarmed
• 拔苗助长Pulling up seedlings to help them grow
• 捉摸不定unpredictable
• 损公肥私harm the public, enrich oneself
• 搬石砸脚lift a rock and hit one's own foot
• 摸不着头脑at a loss
• 故步自封rest on one's laurels
• 无价之宝priceless treasure
• 无奇不有all sorts of strange things
• 无往不胜invincible
• 无所适从at a loss
• 无精打采listless
• 明珠弹雀using pearls to shoot sparrows
• 昏聩无能senile and incompetent
• 易如反掌as easy as turning over one's hand
• 星罗棋布stars scattered like chess pieces
• 春光明媚Bright spring
• 昭然若揭obvious
• 暴虎冯河reckless daredevil
• 有始无终beginning without end
• 有害无利harmful and unprofitable
• 有条不紊orderly and unhurried
• 有棱有角angular
• 有气无力weak and listless
• 朝三暮四three in the morning, four at night
• 朴实无华simple and unadorned
• 朽木不可雕Rotten wood cannot be carved
• 杀鸡取卵Kill the hen to get the eggs
• 杯弓蛇影See snakes in one's cup
• 杯水车薪a drop in the ocean
• 果不其然as expected
• 果然如此Indeed
• 栩栩如生lifelike
• 根深叶茂Deep roots, lush leaves
• 根深柢固deeply rooted
• 欢呼雀跃Cheer and jump for joy
• 欲壑难填Insatiable Desire
• 欲速不达Haste makes waste
• 欲速则不达Haste makes waste
• 正气凛然righteous and awe-inspiring
• 此地无银三百两No silver here, three hundred taels
• 死不悔改Unrepentant
• 殃及池鱼innocent fish affected
• 殊途同归Different roads lead to the same destination
• 每况愈下Every situation deteriorates
• 毫不动摇unwavering
• 水来土掩water comes, earth covers
• 水涨船高Water rises, boat rises
• 水火不容like fire and water
• 水火之中in the midst of water and fire
• 池鱼之祸the calamity of the pond fish
• 没日没夜day and night
• 治标不治本Treat the symptoms, not the root cause
• 洞察秋毫perceive every detail
• 海底捞针finding a needle in the ocean
• 海阔天空vast ocean, vast sky
• 涸泽而渔to exhaust a pond for fish
• 渐入佳境Gradually entering a better state
• 满盘皆输Everything is lost
• 灭顶之灾devastating disaster
• 焚林而猎burn down forests to hunt
• 爱莫能助powerless to help
• 牛鼎烹鸡cooking a chicken in an ox cauldron
• 物伤其类Shared suffering
• 狐狸尾巴fox's tail
• 狗仗人势to bully others by relying on another's power
• 狡兔三窟Cunning rabbit has three burrows
• 独具慧眼keen eye
• 独木难支One tree cannot support
• 狼奔豕突wolves running, pigs charging
• 狼子野心wolfish ambition
• 玩火自焚playing with fire
• 瑕不掩瑜Flaws do not obscure the virtues
• 瓮中之鳖turtle in a jar
• 瓮中捉鳖catching a turtle in a jar
• 画虎类犬draw a tiger, but it looks like a dog
• 画虎类狗painting a tiger like a dog
• 画饼充饥drawing a cake to satisfy hunger
• 略知皮毛smattering of knowledge
• 畸轻畸重uneven
• 疏忽大意Carelessness
• 痴人说梦Pipe dream
• 白衣苍狗White clothes, grey dog
• 百废待举everything is in ruins
• 目不忍睹unbearable to look at
• 目不识丁illiterate
• 目光如豆eyesight like a bean
• 相濡以沫mutual support
• 瞠乎其后far behind
• 瞻前顾后look before and after
• 知无不言speak freely
• 福星高照Good fortune shines
• 离题万里Miles off the topic
• 秋高气肃High autumn, crisp air
• 竹篮打水drawing water with a bamboo basket
• 简单明了simple and clear
• 管中窥豹Peeking at a leopard through a bamboo pipe
• 管窥蠡测Looking at the sky through a bamboo tube, measuring the sea with a ladle
• 精诚团结Unity through integrity
• 绕梁三日Echo for three days
• 绰绰有余more than enough
• 缘木求鱼Look for fish on a tree
• 罪魁祸首culprit
• 美轮美奂magnificent and resplendent
• 群龙无首leaderless
• 老态龙钟frail and infirm
• 老马识途Old horse knows the way
• 聚沙成塔Accumulating sand into a pagoda
• 聪明伶俐smart and clever
• 胆颤心惊frightened
• 胸无大志without great ambition
• 自作聪明Too clever by half
• 自惭形秽feel ashamed of oneself
• 自欺欺人self-deception
• 自相矛盾self-contradictory
• 自觉自愿voluntary
• 舍本求末Neglect the essentials for the sake of non-essentials
• 舍近求远abandon the near, seek the far
• 色厉内荏strong in appearance, weak in reality
• 节外生枝unexpected complications
• 苟延残喘struggle to survive
• 苦难深重Deep suffering
• 茅屋草舍Thatched Cottage
• 荆棘载途Thorny path
• 荒无人烟uninhabited; deserted
• 落井投石throw stones into the well
• 藏污纳垢to harbor impurities and accumulate dirt
• 虎头蛇尾start strong, finish weak
• 虎背熊腰broad back, strong waist
• 虎视眈眈eye covetously
• 蚍蜉撼树ant shaking a tree
• 蛇蝎心肠venomous heart
• 蜀犬吠日Shu dog barks at the sun
• 蜗行牛步snail's pace
• 蜻蜓点水Dragonfly skimming water
• 螳臂当车mantis arm against the chariot
• 螳臂挡车Mantis trying to stop a carriage
• 行将就木on the verge of death
• 覆盆之冤Injustice of an Inverted Basin
• 见异思迁fickle
• 见微知著See the subtle and know the profound
• 视如敝屣To regard as worthless
• 触手可及within easy reach
• 触物伤情See something and feel sad
• 触类旁通understand by analogy
• 言不由衷insincere words
• 讳疾忌医conceal illness, fear doctor
• 识途老马old horse knowing the way
• 误入迷途go astray
• 谬以千里miles away from the truth
• 贼喊捉贼crying thief to catch a thief
• 趋吉避凶Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune
• 跳梁小丑jumping jack
• 身强力壮strong and healthy
• 过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough
• 近在咫尺within easy reach
• 近在眉睫imminent
• 返老还童Restore Youth
• 通俗易懂easy to understand
• 遮空蔽日to blot out the sun and sky
• 避难就易Avoid difficulties and seek the easy
• 金玉其外，败絮其中Gold on the outside, rotten in the middle
• 金蝉脱壳Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell
• 铮铮铁骨unyielding integrity
• 锱铢必较haggling over every penny
• 闭门造车Build a car behind closed doors
• 防微杜渐nip in the bud
• 防患于未然prevent problems before they arise
• 防患未然nip in the bud
• 集腋成裘Accumulating fox armpit fur into a fur coat
• 靡靡之音Decadent music
• 韬光养晦to keep a low profile; to conceal one's abilities
• 顺水推舟Go with the flow
• 顽固不化inflexible
• 风急浪高High winds and waves
• 飞来横祸bolt from the blue
• 飞蛾扑火Moth to a flame
• 飞蛾投火moth to a flame
• 食不果腹not enough to eat
• 饮水思源remember the source of water
• 饱食终日Well-fed all day
• 骄傲自满Complacent
• 高傲自大arrogant and conceited
• 鬼斧神工divine craftsmanship
• 鱼与熊掌fish and bear's paw
• 鱼目混珠fish eyes mixed with pearls
• 鸠占鹊巢dove occupying magpie's nest
• 鸡犬不宁neither chickens nor dogs at peace
• 鸡犬相闻Chickens and dogs hear each other
• 鹤立鸡群crane standing among chickens
• 鹦鹉学舌parrot
• 鹬蚌相争snipe and clam fight
• 麻木不仁numb and insensitive
• 黄粱美梦Yellow Millet Dream
• 鼓舞人心Inspiring
• 鼠目寸光short-sighted
• 龙争虎斗Dragon and Tiger Fight