| 护法战争 | hu4 fa3 zhan4 zheng1 | National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor |
| 施明德 | shi1 ming2 de2 | Truncated - click through for definition |
| 明争暗斗 | ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 | locked in constant strife |
| 明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 | ming2 xiu1 zhan4 dao4 an4 du4 chen2 cang1 | to cheat under cover of a diversion |
| 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 | ming2 qiang1 hao3 duo3 an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 | it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies |
| 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 | ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 | it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies |
| 昧良心 | mei4 liang2 xin1 | it goes against one's conscience |
| 欲加之罪，何患无辞 | yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 he2 huan4 wu2 ci2 | Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. |
| 消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约 | xiao1 chu2 dui4 fu4 nv3 yi1 qie4 xing2 shi4 qi2 shi4 gong1 yue1 | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| 知法犯法 | zhi1 fa3 fan4 fa3 | consciously going against the rules |
| 秋毫无犯 | qiu1 hao2 wu2 fan4 | would not hurt a fly |
| 积草屯粮 | ji1 cao3 tun2 liang2 | to store up provisions against a war |
| 筑牢拒腐防变的堤坝 | zhu2 lao2 ju4 fu3 fang2 bian4 de5 di1 ba4 | to build a strong bulwark against corruption |