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
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
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1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
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2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
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1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's bit to help
碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān
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1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
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2 loneliness of faithful widow
碧草如茵
bì cǎo rú yīn
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1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
金碧荧煌
jīn bì yíng huáng
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1 splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
金碧辉煌
jīn bì huī huáng
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1 gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom)
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2 fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn
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1 carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment
风中烛，瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
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2 fig. (of sb's life) feeble
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3 hanging on a thread
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
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1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
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2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)