Chinese Vocabulary 华文词汇表

O-Level 2019 Idioms ‣  ‣ Idioms 6

花
言
巧
语

    • huā yán qiǎo yǔgraceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric

画
龙
点
睛

    • huà lóng diǎn jīngto paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point

画
蛇
添
足

    • huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
  • 对 一个 这样 漂亮 的 女孩 来说 ， 化妆 有些 画蛇添足 。
    duì yī gè zhè yàng piào liang de nu:3 hái lái shuō， huà zhuāng yǒu xiē huà shé tiān zú。
    For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.

家
喻
户
晓

    • jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
  • 邱吉尔 在 英国 家喻户晓 。
    Qiūjí'ěr zài Yīngguó jiāyù-hùxiǎo.
    Churchill is a household name in the UK.

见
利
忘
义

    • jiàn lì wàng yìto see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations; to sell one's soul for gain

津
津
有
味

    • jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest pleasure (idiom); with gusto; to relish; eagerly; with great interest
  • 他 讲 了 许多 冒险 故事 ， 我们 听 得 津津有味 。
    tā jiǎng le xǔ duō mào xiǎn gù shì, wǒ men tìng de jīn jīn yǒu wèi.
    He beguiled us with many a tale ofadventure.

进
退
两
难

    • jìn tuì liǎng nánno room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation

井
井
有
条

    • jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáoeverything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

居
安
思
危

    • jū ān sī wēito think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)

开
源
节
流

    • kāi yuán jié liúlit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure