Results for: unsightly thing or action
English Chinese
lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers; fig. disorganized uncoordinated action散兵遊勇 [san3 bing1 you2 yong3]
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree, to substitute one thing for another, to carry the can for sb李代桃僵 [li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1]
lit. to breathe through the same nostril; fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.), to sing from the same hymn sheet一鼻孔出气 [yi1 bi2 kong3 chu1 qi4]
lit. to breathe through the same nostril; fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.), to sing from the same hymn sheet一鼻孔出氣 [yi1 bi2 kong3 chu1 qi4]
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire; fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action抱薪救火 [bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3]
lit. to hear one and know ten; fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything, a word to the wise聞一知十 [wen2 yi1 zhi1 shi2]
lit. to hear one and know ten; fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything, a word to the wise闻一知十 [wen2 yi1 zhi1 shi2]
lit. to mend the pen after the sheep are lost; fig. to take action too late, to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted亡羊补牢 [wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2]
lit. to mend the pen after the sheep are lost; fig. to take action too late, to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted亡羊補牢 [wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2]
lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action无病自灸 [wu2 bing4 zi4 jiu3]
lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action無病自灸 [wu2 bing4 zi4 jiu3]
living thing, creature, biology生物
loathsome, inspiring dislike by one's appearance, action or manner討人厭
look at a scene and bring to mind some sorrowful thing見景傷情 ,觸景傷情
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain; a lot of talk, but no action, action speaks louder than words, his bite is worse than his bark雷声大,雨点小 [lei2 sheng1 da4 , yu3 dian3 xiao3]
 

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