| 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 | jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4 jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1 | Nurture determines a person's character. |
| 远劳 | yuan3 lao2 | you have made a long and exhausting journey (å¥—è¯ polite talk) |
| 逗你乐 | dou4 ni3 le4 | to make you laugh |
| 道不同不相为谋 | dao4 bu4 tong2 bu4 xiang1 wei2 mou2 | to go separate ways (idiom) |
| 铺炕 | pu1 kang4 | to make a bed |
| 集腋成裘 | ji2 ye4 cheng2 qiu2 | many a mickle makes a muckle |
| 雪佛莱 | xue3 fo2 lai2 | Chevrolet, US car make |
| 露丑 | lou4 chou3 | to make a fool of oneself |
| 青眼 | qing1 yan3 | to respect |
| 颁示 | ban1 shi4 | to display |
| 馋人 | chan2 ren2 | glutton |
| 龙生九子 | long2 sheng1 jiu3 zi3 | good and bad intermingled |
| 人工造雪机 | ren2 gong1 zao4 xue3 ji1 | snowmaker |