1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
1 to share the same interests (idiom)
2 to be closely related
3 to be in the same boat
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
2 to bite the bullet
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
没吃没穿
méi chī méi chuān
1 to be without food or clothing (idiom)
2 to be very poor
没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng
1 (idiom) no secret can be kept forever
没有规矩,不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩,何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules