花木兰 - Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature - Huā Mù lán | Definition

一木难支

yī mù nán zhī

1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
2 fig. one is helpless alone

人生一世，草木一春

rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo

1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine

借花献佛

jiè huā xiàn Fó

1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
2 plagiarism

刚毅木讷

gāng yì mù nè

1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)

十年树木，百年树人

shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

名花有主

míng huā yǒu zhǔ

1 the girl is already taken (idiom)

呆若木鸡

dāi ruò mù jī

1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

单丝不成线，独木不成林

dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín

1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

土木形骸

tǔ mù xíng hái

1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body

土牛木马

tǔ niú mù mǎ

1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2 worthless object

天花乱坠

tiān huā luàn zhuì

1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
2 fig. extravagant embellishments
3 hype

奇花异卉

qí huā yì huì

1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)

奇花异草

qí huā yì cǎo

1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)

如花似玉

rú huā sì yù

1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2 (of a woman) exquisite

守株待兔，缘木求鱼

shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

寻花问柳

xún huā wèn liǔ

1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
2 fig. to frequent brothels
3 to sow one's wild oats

山颓木坏

shān tuí mù huài

1 lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
2 a great sage has died (idiom)

心花怒放

xīn huā nù fàng

1 to burst with joy (idiom)
2 to be over the moon
3 to be elated

拈花惹草

niān huā rě cǎo

1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
2 fig. to womanize
3 to frequent brothels
4 to sow one's wild oats

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