伏牛山 - Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi - Fú niú shān | Definition

一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

不识泰山

bù shí Tài Shān

1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

不显山不露水

bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ

1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

九牛一毛

jiǔ niú yī máo

1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2 fig. a drop in the ocean

九牛二虎之力

jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

1 tremendous strength (idiom)

他山之石可以攻玉

tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù

1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

伏龙凤雏

fú lóng fèng chú

1 hidden genius (idiom)

兵败如山倒

bīng bài rú shān dǎo

1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

刀山火海

dāo shān huǒ hǎi

1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

初生牛犊不怕虎

chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2 fig. the young are fearless

割鸡焉用牛刀

gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]

危机四伏

wēi jī sì fú

1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)

名落孙山

míng luò Sūn Shān

1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2 fig. to fail an exam
3 to fall behind (in a competition)

呼牛作马

hū niú zuò mǎ

1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

呼牛呼马

hū niú hū mǎ

1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

土牛木马

tǔ niú mù mǎ

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

地动山摇

dì dòng shān yáo

1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

坐吃山空

zuò chī shān kōng

1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

坐山观虎斗

zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)

执法如山

zhí fǎ rú shān

1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly

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