七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
-
1 misshapen
-
2 crooked
-
3 uneven (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
-
1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
-
1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
-
2 complete lack of unity
-
3 to disintegrate
-
4 falling apart
-
5 to be at sixes and sevens
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
-
1 heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
-
2 fig. violent revolution
-
3 major social upheaval
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
-
1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
-
2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè
-
1 to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
-
1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
-
1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
-
2 to sway
-
3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
歪风邪气
wāi fēng xié qì
-
1 noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
-
1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
-
2 to know sth inside out
-
3 to know sth by heart
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
-
1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
-
2 all one's geese are swans
瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò
-
1 when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
-
1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
-
2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
-
3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
-
1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
-
2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
-
3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
老王卖瓜,自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
-
1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
-
2 all one's geese are swans
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
-
1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
-
2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
邪门歪道
xié mén wāi dào
-
1 lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
-
2 crooked methods
-
3 dishonesty
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
-
1 to have a splitting headache (idiom)
发指眦裂
fà zhǐ zì liè
-
1 hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged
-
2 in a towering rage