比喻
278 idioms in this topic.
- 一刀两断cut off all ties
- 一头雾水completely baffled
- 一扫而空Sweep away
- 一曝十寒Expose to the sun for one day, freeze for ten days
- 一枝独秀one flower blooms alone
- 一步一个脚印Step by step
- 一潭死水stagnant pond
- 一盘散沙a plate of loose sand
- 一石激起千层浪a stone thrown into the water makes a thousand ripples
- 一笔抹杀wipe out with a stroke
- 一草一木Every blade of grass and every tree
- 一语中的hit the nail on the head
- 一蹴可几achievable in one step
- 一蹴而成achieved at one stroke
- 一针一线needle and thread
- 一锤定音To decide the tone with one hammer blow
- 一飞冲天soar to the sky
- 万应灵丹Universal panacea
- 万箭穿心a thousand arrows piercing the heart
- 三位一体Three in One
- 不疼不痒mild
- 不痛不痒neither pain nor itch
- 不相上下evenly matched
- 不见天日See no sunlight
- 不费吹灰之力without effort
- 东跑西颠running around
- 九牛一毛a drop in the ocean
- 九鼎一丝Nine Cauldrons on a Thread
- 云开日出Clouds part, sun rises
- 云开见日Clouds open, the sun appears
- 云开雾散clouds disperse, fog dissipates
- 云消雾散clouds and mist dissipate
- 人老珠黄old and faded
- 令人莫测unpredictable
- 以铢程镒To measure an yi with a zhu
- 众星拱月Many stars surround the moon
- 众矢之的target of public criticism
- 信口开合Talk casually
- 像模像样professional
- 光芒四射radiant
- 冠冕堂皇grand
- 冰山一角tip of the iceberg
- 冰消瓦解melt away and crumble
- 冷若冰霜Cold as ice
- 凄风冷雨cold wind and rain
- 刀山火海sea of knives and fire
- 切肤之痛piercing pain
- 判若云泥as different as heaven and earth
- 剥茧抽丝unraveling
- 化为泡影turn into nothing
- 化腐朽为神奇Transform the decayed into the magical
- 千锤百炼tempered through a thousand hammerings
- 半生半熟half-baked
- 可望而不可即Within sight but out of reach
- 叶落归根leaves fall back to their roots
- 含糊不清Vague
- 味同嚼蜡Tasteless like chewing wax
- 唱对台戏Singing opposite operas
- 喷云吐雾Spout clouds and mist
- 回天乏术beyond remedy
- 地覆天翻earth-shattering change
- 坎坷不平bumpy and uneven
- 坐冷板凳sit on the bench
- 坚如盘石firm as a rock
- 坚如磐石as firm as a rock
- 垂死挣扎death struggle
- 垂涎三尺drool three feet
- 堆积如山piled up like a mountain
- 声誉鹊起reputation rises quickly
- 大浪淘沙Only the strong survive
- 大海捞针finding a needle in a haystack
- 大风大浪High winds and waves
- 天崩地裂The sky collapses and the earth splits
- 天差地远Worlds apart
- 天渊之别Worlds apart
- 头痛医头，脚痛医脚Treat headache, treat foot pain
- 头重脚轻top-heavy
- 如影随形like a shadow
- 如日中天In its heyday; at its zenith
- 如日方升Like the sun rising
- 如梦初醒Awakening from a dream
- 如牛负重like an ox carrying a heavy load
- 如狼似虎like a wolf and a tiger
- 如箭在弦like an arrow on the string
- 如臂使指as if by one's own arm
- 如虎添翼Like a tiger with wings
- 如鱼得水like a fish in water
- 如鲠在喉like a fish bone in the throat
- 嫁狗随狗to follow one's husband
- 孤芳自赏Self-admiration
- 孤魂野鬼lonely ghost
- 宝刀不老Sharp blade never gets old
- 寸步难行inch by inch
- 对牛鼓簧playing to the cows
- 尘埃落定Dust Settles
- 山高水长Mountains high and water long
- 左右两难Between a rock and a hard place
- 干柴烈火dry firewood and raging fire
- 度日如年Each day is like a year
- 康庄大道broad avenue
- 开云见日The sun emerges from behind the clouds
- 开花结果blossom and bear fruit
- 开门见山get straight to the point
- 当耳边风to treat as a passing wind
- 形容憔悴haggard
- 形影相随inseparable
- 微乎其微insignificant
- 心如火焚Heart like fire
- 心花怒放heart flowers in full bloom
- 快马加鞭spur a fast horse
- 总而言之In short
- 惊涛骇浪raging waves
- 愁云惨雾Gloom and Despair
- 手眼通天all-powerful
- 抽丝剥茧to unravel a silk cocoon
- 拆东墙补西墙demolish the east wall to repair the west wall
- 招蜂引蝶attract bees and butterflies
- 指东划西point east and west
- 指手划脚gesticulate
- 指鸡骂狗Pointing at the chicken and scolding the dog
- 挖肉补疮Cut flesh to heal wounds
- 振聋发聩wake-up call
- 掌上明珠apple of the eye
- 掐头去尾remove the head and tail
- 插翅难逃Even with wings, one cannot escape
- 插翅难飞Even with wings, one cannot fly
- 斩钉切铁Cut nails and iron
- 旗帜鲜明clear-cut stand
- 无可救药hopeless
- 无可讳言unquestionably
- 无孔不入Ubiquitous
- 无本之木A tree without roots
- 日落西山Sunset
- 日薄西山The sun sets (figuratively)
- 昏天黑地pitch-black
- 昏昏沉沉drowsy
- 昙花一现a fleeting glimpse
- 星火燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire
- 显山露水show oneself
- 暗无天日dark as pitch
- 有色眼镜colored glasses
- 有血有肉vivid and lifelike
- 望风披靡To be routed at the sight of the enemy
- 望风捕影to chase shadows
- 朦朦胧胧hazy
- 未定之天uncertain sky
- 树大招风A big tree attracts the wind
- 树大根深deep-rooted
- 根深蒂固deeply rooted
- 步调一致step in unison
- 死路一条a dead end
- 残花败柳withered flowers and wilted willows
- 水中捞月trying to fish the moon out of water
- 水乳交融water and milk blend together
- 水到渠成water reaches, channels form
- 江河日下Downward Trend of Rivers and Lakes
- 池鱼之殃collateral damage
- 泛泛而谈To speak generally
- 波澜不惊calm and tranquil
- 泥沙俱下mud and sand together
- 泥牛入海clay ox into the sea
- 泪如泉涌tears like a spring
- 洞若观火See through things like watching a fire
- 洪水猛兽Flood and wild beasts
- 流星赶月meteor chasing the moon
- 浓墨重彩rich colors, bold strokes
- 浩如烟海as vast as the ocean
- 浮光掠影superficial glimpse
- 海中捞月fishing for the moon in the sea
- 添砖加瓦add bricks and tiles
- 清汤寡水thin broth, little substance
- 满目疮痍devastated everywhere
- 漏网游鱼fish that escaped the net
- 灰飞烟灭turn to ashes
- 灵丹妙药magic bullet
- 炉火纯青Masterful
- 烟消云散Smoke and clouds dissipate
- 烟消火灭smoke and fire extinguish
- 热火朝天full of fervor
- 热血沸腾Blood boils
- 熠熠生辉shining brightly
- 狗屁不通Nonsense
- 狗眼看人to look at people with dog eyes
- 瑕瑜互见strengths and weaknesses
- 瓦解冰消disintegration and disappearance
- 生拉活扯far-fetched
- 生拉硬扯far-fetched
- 痛快淋漓exhilarating
- 白日做梦daydream
- 白璧无瑕flawless
- 百孔千疮full of holes
- 皮开肉绽skin split and flesh exposed
- 皮破血流bloody and bruised
- 目不暇给eyes can't feast enough
- 相形失色pale in comparison
- 相形见绌pale in comparison
- 石沉大海stone sinks into the sea
- 破罐子破摔smash the cracked pot
- 硕果累累abundant fruits
- 磕磕绊绊stumbling
- 神秘莫测mysterious and unpredictable
- 稳如泰山Steady as Mount Tai
- 空头支票Empty check
- 空谷幽兰Orchid in a secluded valley
- 穿针引线thread the needle
- 立竿见影immediate effect
- 站不住脚untenable
- 糖衣炮弹Sugar-coated shells
- 繁花似锦Blossoms
- 经纬万端intricate and numerous
- 绣花枕头embroidered pillow
- 缚鸡之力The strength to tie up a chicken
- 群魔乱舞demons dancing wildly
- 老牛破车old ox broken cart
- 耳聋眼瞎deaf and blind
- 耳聋眼花hard of hearing and sight impaired
- 股掌之上in the palm of one's hand
- 自吹自擂self-praise
- 苍白无力pale and weak
- 若明若暗ambiguous
- 若有若无as if there, but not really there
- 若隐若现faintly visible
- 苦不堪言unbearable
- 荆棘丛生thorns and brambles
- 落地生根take root
- 落花流水Falling flowers and flowing water
- 虎口拔牙Pull teeth from a tiger's mouth
- 蠢蠢欲动restless; poised to move
- 血口喷人blood mouth spitting people
- 行尸走肉walking corpse
- 见缝插针seize every opportunity
- 见风转舵shift with the wind
- 触目皆是everywhere
- 貌似强大seemingly powerful
- 踏破铁鞋worn-out shoes
- 过江之鲫fish crossing the river
- 过眼云烟fleeting things
- 过眼烟云passing smoke and clouds
- 过街老鼠Street rat
- 逆水行舟Sailing against the current
- 遍体鳞伤Battered and bruised
- 遍地开花Blossom everywhere
- 遥遥相望gaze at each other from afar
- 重睹天日See the light of day again
- 金字招牌Golden signboard
- 金玉其表Gold and jade on the outside
- 针锋相对needle-sharp confrontation
- 钻牛犄角to get bogged down in details
- 钻牛角尖to get stuck in the details
- 铁嘴钢牙iron mouth steel teeth
- 铁板一块a solid unit
- 铁板钉钉ironclad
- 铁桶江山impregnable fortress
- 铿锵有力powerful and sonorous
- 锋芒逼人sharp and imposing
- 锦上添花Adding flowers to brocade
- 镜花水月Mirror flowers, water moon
- 长江后浪推前浪New waves push old waves on the Yangtze River
- 阴魂不散Lingering evil
- 隔靴搔痒scratching an itch through a boot
- 难于上青天As difficult as scaling the heavens
- 雕虫小巧minor skill
- 雷打不动unshakable
- 面如死灰ashen-faced
- 顺水推船to go with the flow
- 风卷残云Wind sweeps away the remaining clouds
- 风口浪尖on the horns of a dilemma
- 风吹雨打wind and rain
- 风平浪静calm seas
- 风流云散Scattered like wind and clouds
- 风起云涌Wind rises and clouds surge
- 风雨飘摇stormy and precarious
- 饿虎扑食hungry tiger pounces on food
- 马耳东风wind in the horses' ears
- 驾轻就熟easily and skillfully
- 鸟枪换炮change a bird gun for a cannon
- 黯淡无光dull and lifeless
- 龙潭虎穴Dragon's Pond and Tiger's Den