不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
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2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
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1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
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1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
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1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
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1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
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2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
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1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
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2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
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1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
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1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
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1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
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1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
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2 amazing!
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3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
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1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
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2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
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1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
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2 amazing!
有仇不报非君子,有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
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1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
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1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
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1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
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1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people