弦而鼓之 | xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1 | to make one's bed then lie on it |
弩炮 | nu3 pao4 | ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
形于色 | xing2 yu2 se4 | to show one's feelings |
往事如风 | wang3 shi4 ru2 feng1 | gone beyond recall |
徐祯卿 | xu2 zhen1 qing1 | Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江å—四大æ‰å |
得意扬扬 | de2 yi4 yang2 yang2 | proudly |
得比谁都 | de5 bi3 shei2 dou1 | to get more than anyone |
得而复失 | de2 er2 fu4 shi1 | to lose what one has just obtained (idiom) |
心无二用 | xin1 wu2 er4 yong4 | one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time |
心猿意马 | xin1 yuan2 yi4 ma3 | hyperactive |
心田 | xin1 tian2 | heart (one's innermost being) |
心直口快 | xin1 zhi2 kou3 kuai4 | straight speaking |
心秀 | xin1 xiu4 | not manifesting one's inner quality |