Qián lǘ jì qióng
to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
tū lǘ
Buddhist monk (mocking)
lit. bald donkey
xiè mò shā lǘ
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
fēi lǘ fēi mǎ
neither fish nor fowl
resembling nothing on earth
bó shì mǎi lǘ
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
lǘ chún mǎ zī
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. to chatter
nonsense
blather
lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. beside the point
incongruous
lǘ nián mǎ yuè
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
lǘ chún mǎ zī
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. to chatter
nonsense
blather
qí lǘ mì lǘ
see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2]
qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ
lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
fig. to look for what one already has
fēi lǘ fēi mǎ
neither fish nor fowl
resembling nothing on earth
bó shì mǎi lǘ
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
xiè mò shā lǘ
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi
lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
tū lǘ
Buddhist monk (mocking)
lit. bald donkey
Qián lǘ jì qióng
to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
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