勤俭持家 | qin2 jian3 chi2 jia1 | hardworking and thrifty in running one's household |
包活 | bao1 huo2 | contract work |
半瓶水响叮当 | ban4 ping2 shui3 xiang3 ding1 dang1 | fig. empty vessels make the most noise |
卡奴 | ka3 nu2 | a slave to one's credit card |
历历可数 | li4 li4 ke3 shu3 | each one distinguishable |
叉簧 | cha1 huang2 | switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call) |
反气旋 | fan3 qi4 xuan2 | anticyclone |
只争朝夕 | zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1 | to seize every minute (idiom) |
台上一分钟,台下十年功 | tai2 shang4 yi1 fen1 zhong1 tai2 xia4 shi2 nian2 gong1 | ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom) |
吃得苦中苦,方为人上人 | chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 | no pain, no gain |
吃着碗里,看着锅里 | chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3 | not content with what one already has |
吃粮不管事 | chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4 | to eat without working (idiom) |
合手 | he2 shou3 | harmonious |