wǒ xíng wǒ sù
to continue in one's own way (idiom)
gù wǒ
one's old self
one's original self
what one has always been
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
two parties cannot coexist
wú wǒ
anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self")
wǒ kào
bosh!
crap!
see also 哇靠[wa1 kao4]
zì wǒ shí xiàn
self-actualization (psychology)
self-realization
zì wǒ ān wèi
to comfort oneself
to console oneself
to reassure oneself
zì wǒ jiè shào
self-introduction
to introduce oneself
wù wàng wǒ
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
ěr yú wǒ zhà
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception
each tries to outwit the other
dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn
friendly one-upmanship
to try to emulate
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. If three walk together, one should be my teacher (idiom, from Confucian analects). You have sth to learn from everyone.
also translated as: If three of us walk together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher.
qīng qīng wǒ wǒ
to bill and coo (idiom)
to whisper sweet nothings to one another
to be very much in love
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
fierce rivalry
tug-of-war
yī rán gù wǒ
to be one's old self (idiom)
to be unchanged
(derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
rú shì wǒ wén
so I have heard (idiom)
the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
zì wǒ de rén
(my, your) own person
(to assert) one's own personality
dí wǒ máo dùn
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
Either you are for us or against us.
jù wǒ kàn
in my view
in my opinion
from what I can see
shùn wǒ zhě chāng nì wǒ zhě wáng
submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered
beaten by weight of numbers
wǒ zuì yù mián
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
yī wǒ lái kàn
as I see it
in my opinion
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng Guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge
you take the easy way, I'll follow the hard path
suì bù wǒ yǔ
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
wǒ men sǐ hòu jiāng huì hóng shuǐ tāo tiān
Après nous, le Déluge
after us, the deluge
zì wǒ táo zuì
self-satisfied
self-imbued
narcissistic
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