说不通 | shuo1 bu4 tong1 | it does not make sense |
说是一回事,做又是另外一回事 | shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4 | action not words |
说是一回事,而做又是另外一回事 | shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 er2 zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4 | action not words |
说说而已 | shuo1 shuo1 er2 yi3 | just hot air |
请勿吸烟 | qing3 wu4 xi1 yan1 | No smoking |
请勿打扰 | qing3 wu4 da3 rao3 | please do not disturb |
诸事不顺 | zhu1 shi4 bu4 shun4 | nothing goes right |
诺丁汉郡 | nuo4 ding1 han4 jun4 | Nottinghamshire (English county) |
读万卷书不如行万里路 | du2 wan4 juan3 shu1 bu4 ru2 xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 | reading thousands of books is not as useful as travelling for a thousand miles |
谈笑自若 | tan2 xiao4 zi4 ruo4 | to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) |
贫无立锥之地 | pin2 wu2 li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4 | absolutely destitute |
贫贱不能移 | pin2 jian4 bu4 neng2 yi2 | not shaken by poverty |
贴出通告 | tie1 chu1 tong1 gao4 | to post a notice |