| 吃软不吃硬 | chi1 ruan3 bu4 chi1 ying4 | amenable to coaxing but not coercion |
| 屁屁 | pi4 pi5 | bottom |
| 屁股蹲儿 | pi4 gu5 dun1 er5 | pratfall |
| 屁颠屁颠 | pi4 dian1 pi4 dian1 | smug |
| 成事不足，败事有余 | cheng2 shi4 bu4 zu2 bai4 shi4 you3 yu2 | never make, but always mar |
| 朝饔夕飧 | zhao1 yong1 xi1 sun1 | fig. to do nothing but eat and drink |
| 树高千丈，叶落归根 | shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1 | fig. everything has its ancestral home |
| 欢喜冤家 | huan1 xi3 yuan1 jia5 | quarrelsome but loving couple |
| 止闹按钮 | zhi3 nao4 an4 niu3 | snooze button |
| 热脸贴冷屁股 | re4 lian3 tie1 leng3 pi4 gu5 | to be snubbed despite showing good intentions |
| 燕隼 | yan4 sun3 | hobby |
| 磁钉 | ci2 ding1 | button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc) |
| 羊质虎皮 | yang2 zhi4 hu3 pi2 | braggart |