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为所欲为 | 為所欲為
wéi suǒ yù wéi
  1. 1 to do whatever one pleases
一日为师，终身为父 | 一日為師，終身為父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
走为上 | 走為上
zǒu wéi shàng
  1. 1 If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom)
  2. 2 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì
  3. 3 zǒu wéi shàng cè]
以此为 | 以此為
yǐ cǐ wéi
  1. 1 to regard as
  2. 2 to treat as
敢作敢为 | 敢作敢為
gǎn zuò gǎn wéi
  1. 1 to stop at nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to dare to do anything
为富不仁 | 為富不仁
wéi fù bù rén
  1. 1 the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 | 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
称之为 | 稱之為
chēng zhī wéi
  1. 1 to call it...
  2. 2 known as...
引以为憾 | 引以為憾
yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
  1. 1 to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
神成为人 | 神成為人
Shén chéng wéi rén
  1. 1 God became man
不为酒困 | 不為酒困
bù wéi jiǔ kùn
  1. 1 not a slave to the bottle
  2. 2 able to enjoy alcohol in moderation
  3. 3 able to hold one's drink
信以为真 | 信以為真
xìn yǐ wéi zhēn
  1. 1 to take sth to be true
互为因果 | 互為因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
到此为止 | 到此為止
dào cǐ wéi zhǐ
  1. 1 to stop at this point
  2. 2 to end here
  3. 3 to call it a day
好自为之 | 好自為之
hǎo zì wéi zhī
  1. 1 to do one's best
  2. 2 to shape up
  3. 3 to behave
  4. 4 to fend for oneself
  5. 5 you're on your own
倒果为因 | 倒果為因
dào guǒ wéi yīn
  1. 1 to reverse cause and effect
  2. 2 to put the horse before the cart
融合为一 | 融合為一
róng hé wéi yī
  1. 1 to form a cohesive whole
  2. 2 to fuse together
耳听为虚，眼见为实 | 耳聽為虛，眼見為實
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
  1. 1 Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼见为实，耳听为虚 | 眼見為實，耳聽為虛
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
成者为王，败者为寇 | 成者為王，敗者為寇
chéng zhě wéi wáng , bài zhě wéi kòu
  1. 1 成則為王，敗則為寇|成则为王，败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng
  2. 2 bài zé wéi kòu]