guān yú
pertaining to
concerning
with regard to
about
a matter of
yú
in
at
to
from
by
than
out of
duì yú
regarding
as far as sth is concerned
with regards to
yóu yú
due to
as a result of
thanks to
owing to
since
because
shǔ yú
to be classified as
to belong to
to be part of
zài yú
to be in
to lie in
to consist in
to depend on
to rest with
dà yú
greater than
bigger than
more than, >
zhōng yú
at last
in the end
finally
eventually
chǔ yú
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
wèi yú
to be located at
to be situated at
to lie
jī yú
because of
on the basis of
in view of
on account of
yú shì
thereupon
as a result
consequently
thus
hence
zhì yú
as for
as to
to go so far as to
lì yú
to be beneficial
to be good for
yǒng yú
to dare to
to be brave enough to
yǒu zhù yú
to contribute to
to promote
xiàn yú
caught in (a bad situation)
to fall into (trap etc)
jiàn yú
in view of
seeing that
considering
whereas
guī yú
to belong to
affiliated to
to result in sth
to incline towards
děng yú
to equal
to be tantamount to
gǎn yú
to have the courage to do sth
to dare to
bold in
shàn yú
to be good at
to be adept at
xiàn yú
to be limited to
to be confined to
gān yú
to be willing to
to be ready to
to be content with
accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
wú dòng yú zhōng
aloof
indifferent
unconcerned
qīng xiàng yú
to incline to
to prefer
to be prone to
bù zhì yú
unlikely to go so far as to
not as bad as
jiè yú
between
intermediate
to lie between
pò yú
constrained
restricted
forced to
under pressure to do sth
yǐ zhì yú
so that
to the point that
yǐ lì yú
for the sake of
in order to
gěng gěng yú huái
to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
shèn zhì yú
so much (that)
even (to the extent that)
cì yú
second after
second only to
bù yà yú
no less than
not inferior to
yǐ zhì yú
down to
up to
to the extent that...
miǎn yú
to be saved from
to be spared (something)
jīng yú
skillful in
proficient in
adept at
jí yú qiú chéng
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
impatient for result
impetuous
yán yú lǜ jǐ
to be strict with oneself
zhí gēn yú
to be rooted to
to take root in
hé yú
to tally
to accord with
to fit
zhòng yú Tài shān
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
Yú dū
Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
qīng chū yú lán
lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master
same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
gōng zhī yú zhòng
to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
to let the world know
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
to take things as they are (idiom)
to leave a situation as it is
to be happy with the status quo
pí yú bēn mìng
lit. tired of constantly running for one's life (idiom); terribly busy
up to one's ears in work
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
xuè nóng yú shuǐ
blood is thicker than water
fig. family ties are closer than social relations
sǐ yú fēi mìng
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
an unnatural death
bù gān yú
unwilling to accept
not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng
life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)
Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).
Life derives from physical exercise.
gōng zhū yú shì
to announce to the world (idiom)
to make public
to let everyone know
sǐ yú ān lè
see 生於憂患,死於安樂|生于忧患,死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
yè jīng yú qín
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
Practice makes perfect.
Yú tián
Kériye Nahiyisi
Yutian county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
rén fú yú shì
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
bīn yú
near to
approaching (collapse)
Yú dū xiàn
Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
xǐ xíng yú sè
face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
xíng yú sè
to show one's feelings
to show it in one's face
qīng chū yú lán , ér shèng yú lán
lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
nothing is more wretched than apathy
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.
Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)
qīng yú hóng máo
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
unimportant
xiàn yú tān huàn
to be paralyzed
at a standstill
Yú tián xiàn
Kériye Nahiyisi
Yutian county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
shū yú fáng fàn
to neglect to take precautions
relaxed vigilance
jià huò yú rén
to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
to pass the buck
jīng yú cǐ dào
to be proficient in the area of
skilled in this field
nù xíng yú sè
to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
zhēn yú wán shàn
to attain perfection (idiom)
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
yǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
Do not do to others what you do not wish others to do to you (Confucius)
lǎo yú shì gù
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
sophisticated
yǒu zhù yú jì yì
promoting memory
mnemonic
nán yú dēng tiān
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
zhuān měi yú qián
to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
to get all the glory
to rank highest
shēn jiāo shèng yú yán jiāo
Teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
jī yú hū wēi
to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
qiān nù yú rén
to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)
qiú zhù yú rén
to call upon others for help
nán yú jiē jìn
(of people) difficult to approach
inaccessible
jí yú xīng huǒ
see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]
zhuō yú yán cí
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action
nǐ yú bù lún
to draw an impossible comparison
yè huāng yú xī
to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
zhēn yú zhì zhì
to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
hé jì yú shì
of what use is it
(idiom)
xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú
greater than or equal to ≥
at least as great as
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè
thrive in calamity and perish in soft living
life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom)
ài mò dà yú xīn sǐ
nothing more sad than a withered heart
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
(popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
jiè yú liǎng nán
to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
shì wù de běn zhì chóng yú wài zài
essence is more important than external appearance
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
yàn yú yóu lè
to be satiated with food and drink (idiom)
shū yú
to fail to pay sufficient attention to
to be negligent in regard to
to be lacking in
bì qí gōng yú yī yì
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
wú dòng yú zhōng
variant of 無動於衷|无动于衷[wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1]
yì yú yán biǎo
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
liú yú xíng shì
to become a mere formality
liú yú
to change (for the worse)
lè yú
willing (to do sth)
to take pleasure in
qióng yú yìng fù
to struggle to cope (with a situation)
to be at one's wits' end
yuán yú
to originate from
to come from the fact that
owing to
because of
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
fig. the student surpasses the master
fáng huàn yú wèi rán
see 防患未然[fang2 huan4 wei4 ran2]
cháng yú
to be adept in
to excel at
zhòng yú Tài Shān
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào
teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
action speaks louder than words
yán guī yú hǎo
to become reconciled
to bury the hatchet
liáo shèng yú wú
better than nothing (idiom)
yǒu jiàn yú cǐ
in view of this
to this end
yì yú fǎn zhǎng
see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
yú yān
(classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
early morning is the golden time of the day
bù jué yú ěr
(of sound) to never stop
to fall incessantly on the ear
to linger on
bù jué yú tú
to come and go in an incessant stream
liǎo rán yú xiōng
to be well aware of sth
to understand clearly
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.
Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)
qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
tóng guī yú jìn
to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
to take sb down with oneself
to end in mutual destruction
yán yú lǜ jǐ
to be strict with oneself
gū dú yú shì
alone in the world (idiom)
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
Yū
surname Yu
Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
early planning is the key to success