| 过期了 | guo4 qi1 le5 | to have passed its date |
| 进退中绳 | jin4 tui4 zhong1 sheng2 | many translations are possible |
| 进退有常 | jin4 tui4 you3 chang2 | many translations are possible |
| 追根求源 | zhui1 gen1 qiu2 yuan2 | to track sth to its roots |
| 酸沉降 | suan1 chen2 jiang4 | acid deposits |
| 长点心眼 | zhang3 dian3 xin1 yan3 | to take care |
| 零打碎敲 | ling2 da3 sui4 qiao1 | piecemeal work |
| 零敲碎打 | ling2 qiao1 sui4 da3 | piecemeal work |
| 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 | qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 er2 sheng4 yu2 lan2 | indigo blue is obtained from the indigo plant, but such color is bluer than the plant itself |
| 馀码 | yu2 ma3 | excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal) |
| 驱魔赶鬼 | qu1 mo2 gan3 gui3 | to exorcise |
| 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 | ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 | small but complete in every detail |
| 垔 | yin1 | a mound |