一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
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1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
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2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
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1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
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2 to disapprove
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3 to take exception to
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
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1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
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1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
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1 to let things take their course (idiom)
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2 to leave it to nature
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3 laissez-faire
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
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1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
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2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
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1 to be one's old self (idiom)
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2 to be unchanged
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3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
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1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
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2 worlds apart
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
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1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
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1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
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1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
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2 eloquent
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3 glib
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4 voluble
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5 have the gift of the gab
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
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1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
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1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
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1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
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2 well fortified
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3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
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1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed