一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
-
1 one word says it all (idiom)
-
2 to hit the nail on the head
-
3 to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
-
1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
-
2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
-
3 it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
-
1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
-
1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
-
2 with irresistible force
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
-
1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
-
2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
-
1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
-
1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
-
2 radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
-
1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
-
2 destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
-
1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
-
1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
-
2 fig. to take what comes
-
3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
-
1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
-
1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi
-
1 lit. a dog who catches mice
-
2 to be meddlesome (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
-
1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
-
2 disillusioned with human society
-
3 to reject the world for a monastic life
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
-
1 to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
-
1 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
-
1 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破绽百出
pò zhàn bǎi chū
-
1 lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
-
1 lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
-
2 fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
-
3 to get to a better place after going through difficult period
破罐破摔
pò guàn pò shuāi
-
1 lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback