一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
-
1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
-
1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
-
2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
-
1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
-
2 at sb's beck and call
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
-
1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
-
1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
-
2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
-
1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
-
1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
-
2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
-
1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
-
2 to bite the bullet
大块朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí
-
1 to chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew
-
2 to tuck into a great meal
大快朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí
-
1 to gorge oneself
-
2 to eat heartily (idiom)
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
-
1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
-
2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
-
1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
-
1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
-
1 to fool people (idiom)
-
2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
-
1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
-
2 to deceive oneself
-
3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
-
1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
-
2 to ill reward a person's kindness
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
-
1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实,耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
-
1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
-
2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
-
1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
-
2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面,耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
-
1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
-
2 fig. to be observant and alert