1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
2 without an inkling
三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
2 tight-lipped
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
2 to take great pains
3 to be very patient
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
1 to be discontented with one's home
2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
2 not to know what's good for one
3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
2 innumerable
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
2 undiscriminating
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
1 to let things take their course (idiom)
2 to leave it to nature
3 laissez-faire
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
2 to get the best of both worlds
3 to have it both ways
4 to have one's cake and eat it too
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts