| 敬酒不吃吃罚酒 | jing4 jiu3 bu4 chi1 chi1 fa2 jiu3 | to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit |
| 无事不登三宝殿 | wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4 | having a hidden agenda |
| 未卜先知 | wei4 bu3 xian1 zhi1 | predictable |
| 束之高阁 | shu4 zhi1 gao1 ge2 | no longer a high priority |
| 染指垂涎 | ran3 zhi3 chui2 xian2 | fig. greedy to seize sth |
| 桶里射鱼 | tong3 li3 she4 yu2 | to attempt sth too easy |
| 欣赏口味 | xin1 shang3 kou3 wei4 | aesthetic taste |
| 欲速而不达 | yu4 su4 er2 bu4 da2 | more haste, less speed |
| 殚精竭虑 | dan1 jing1 jie2 lv4 | to rack one's brains |
| 清太祖 | qing1 tai4 zu3 | posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金åŽé‡‘ (from 1616) |
| 滚瓜烂熟 | gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 | to know sth by heart |
| 炼之未定 | lian4 zhi1 wei4 ding4 | to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision |
| 焐 | wu4 | to warm sth up |