| 零敲碎打 | ling2 qiao1 sui4 da3 | piecemeal work |
| 风流云散 | feng1 liu2 yun2 san4 | people disperse home |
| 魍魉鬼怪 | wang3 liang3 gui3 guai4 | ghoulies and bogeys |
| 站着说话不腰疼 | zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2 | to blabber on |
| 识时务 | shi2 shi2 wu4 | to adapt to circumstances |
| 万事万物 | wan4 shi4 wan4 wu4 | all sorts of things |
| 不知轻重 | bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4 | naive |
| 像这类事情 | xiang4 zhe4 lei4 shi4 qing2 | things like this |
| 卷铺盖走人 | juan3 pu1 gai4 zou3 ren2 | to pack one's things and leave |
| 和稀泥 | huo4 xi1 ni2 | to try to smooth things over |
| 善罢甘休 | shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1 | to be prepared to let go |
| 四清运动 | si4 qing1 yun4 dong4 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 | tian1 yao4 luo4 yu3 niang2 yao4 jia4 ren2 | something you can't go against |