以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
-
1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
-
1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
-
1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
-
2 (any number of possible translations)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
-
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
-
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
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)
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
-
1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
-
2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
-
1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
-
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
-
2 ever victorious
-
3 nothing they can't do
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
-
1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
-
2 to go beyond old ideas
-
3 advancing all the time
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
-
1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
-
2 ever victorious
-
3 nothing they can't do
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
-
1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
-
1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
-
1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
-
1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
-
2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
-
1 articulate in speech (idiom)
-
2 eloquent
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
-
1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
-
2 sumptuous entertainment
开诚布公
kāi chéng bù gōng
-
1 lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
-
2 plain speaking
-
3 Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
-
4 to put one's cards on the table
除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
-
1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
-
1 almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle