tóng
like
same
similar
together
alike
with
lèi
kind
type
class
category
similar
like
to resemble
yī yàng
same
like
equal to
the same as
just like
xiāng sì
to resemble
similar
like
resemblance
similarity
zhè yàng
this kind of
so
this way
like this
such
nà me
like that
in that way
or so
so
so very much
about
in that case
zhè me
so much
this much
how much?
this way
like this
ěr
thus
so
like that
you
thou
jiù shì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
precisely
exactly
even
if
just like
in the same way as
xiàng
to resemble
to be like
to look as if
such as
appearance
image
portrait
image under a mapping (math.)
ài
to love
to be fond of
to like
affection
to be inclined (to do sth)
to tend to (happen)
sì
to seem
to appear
to resemble
similar
-like
pseudo-
(more) than
xiǎng yào
to want to
to feel like
to fancy
to care for sb
desirous of
zhèng shì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
precisely
exactly
even
if
just like
in the same way as
biàn shì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
precisely
exactly
even
if
just like
in the same way as
xǐ
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
ài hào
to like
to take pleasure in
keen on
fond of
interest
hobby
appetite for
CL:個|个[ge4]
fēng
(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
mountain-like in appearance
highest level
classifier for camels
zàn
to patronize
to support
to praise
(Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)
lì kè
forthwith
immediate
prompt
promptly
straightway
thereupon
at once
xǐ ài
to like
to love
to be fond of
favorite
wéi zhǐ
until
(used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
rú huǒ rú tú
like wildfire (idiom)
unstoppable
rú hǔ tiān yì
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
with redoubled power (idiom)
rán
correct
right
so
thus
like this
-ly
lái lóng qù mài
lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events
pedigree
cause and effects
the whys and wherefores
where sth comes from and where it goes
ins and outs
chuàn
to string together
to skewer
to connect wrongly
to gang up
to rove
string
bunch
skewer
classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
to move across
zhū rú cǐ lèi
things like this (idiom); and so on
and the rest
etc
céng chū bù qióng
more and more emerge
innumerable succession
breeding like flies (idiom)
yǒu rú
to be like sth
similar to
alike
lǐ kē
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1])
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
yǎn rán
just like
solemn
dignified
neatly laid out
jiā
cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
jié
to confiscate
legendary dog-like animal (old)
yīng
tassel
sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc)
ribbon
fēi biāo
darts (game)
dart (weapon shaped like a spearhead)
rú yú dé shuǐ
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
bì hé
to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel)
to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit)
closed-loop
xǐ hào
to like
fond of
to prefer
to love
one's tastes
preference
mǎ wěi
ponytail (hairstyle)
horse's tail
slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
yān xiāo yún sàn
to vanish like smoke in thin air
to disappear
hǎo bǐ
to be just like
can be compared to
zhì tóng dào hé
like-minded (idiom)
fellow enthusiast
kindred spirit
dǐng lì
lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
luò
net-like object
to hold sth in place with a net
to wind
to twist
(TCM) channels in the human body
qí
chess
chess-like game
a game of chess
CL:盤|盘[pan2]
chess piece
CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
Jiē dà huān xǐ
As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
qū zhī ruò wù
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
huá gài
imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage)
aureole
halo
xuē
wormwood like grass (classical)
yóu
as if
(just) like
just as
still
yet
yě huǒ
wildfire
(spreading like) wildfire
bush fire
farm fire (for clearing fields)
suí dì
according to the location
everywhere
any place
from any location
from wherever you like
láng
jade-like stone
clean and white
tinkling of pendants
sā jiāo
to act like a spoiled child
to throw a tantrum
to act coquettishly
shì de
seems as if
rather like
Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
háng kōng mǔ jiàn
aircraft carrier
CL:艘[sou1]
(coll.) (fig.) sth huge
(like) a whale
lóng mài
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
bì xié
to ward off evil spirits
mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1])
lí
raccoon dog
fox-like animal
huān xǐ
happy
joyous
delighted
to like
to be fond of
piāo líng
to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
(fig.) drifting and homeless
lǎn dé
not to feel like (doing sth)
disinclined to
Zhū Bā jiè
Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muck-rake
Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
mín
alabaster, jade-like stone
tào shù
song cycle in Chinese opera
(fig.) a series of tricks
polite remarks
number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses)
xiào
similar
resembling
to resemble
to be like
dà mài chǎng
hypermarket
large warehouse-like self-service retail store
quán
to curl up (like a scroll)
to huddle
Melania libertina
wriggle (as a worm)
huán zhuàng
annular
toroidal
loop-shaped
ring-like
huǎng ruò
as if
as though
rather like
xuàn
stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron
commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
léi lì fēng xíng
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
tuō qiào
to molt
to exuviate
fig. to fly off like an exuviate cicada
bù yì ér fēi
to disappear without trace
to vanish all of a sudden
to spread fast
to spread like wildfire
xióng māo yǎn
to have dark circles under one's eyes
to have eyes like a panda
mī mī
oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc
(onom.) meow
kitty kitty!
Mimi (Western name)
tits (i.e. slang for breasts)
chī bu xià
not feel like eating
be unable to eat any more
ài piào liang
to like looking attractive (usually of girls)
aestheticism
huǎng rú
to be as if...
to be rather like...
shì rú pò zhú
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
with irresistible force
cǐ dào
such matters
things like this
this line of work
this pursuit
this hobby
this endeavor
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
xīng luó qí bù
scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
bù chì
just as
no less than
like (sth momentous)
as good as
tantamount to
yāo qì
sinister appearance
monster-like appearance
huó xiàng
to look exactly like
to be the spitting image of
zhì
worm-like invertebrate
mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4])
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
bēn mǎ
(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
yī wō fēng
like a swarm of bees
everyone swarms around pushing and shouting
a hornet's nest
xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
It feels like we have known each other all along.
shé xíng
S-shaped
serpentine
coiled like a snake
sì xiào fēi xiào
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
chái
dog-like animal
ravenous beast
dhole (Cuon Alpinus)
jackal
cǎo jiān rén mìng
human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass
a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
wú bìng shēn yín
to moan about imaginary illness
fussing like a hypochondriac
fig. sentimental nonsense
sì jì rú chūn
four seasons like spring
favorable climate throughout the year
bù jìng ér zǒu
to get round fast
to spread like wildfire
shǒu kǒu rú píng
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
reticent
not breathing a word
hú dié quǎn
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
zhī nán ér tuì
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
to get out on finding out what it's really like
lǜ cǎo rú yīn
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
bàn zhuāng
to dress up and make up (like an actor)
dù rì rú nián
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
time crawls when one is wretched
rú láng sì hǔ
lit. like wolves and tigers
ruthless
huī jīn rú tǔ
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
fig. to spend money like water
extravagant
yī liù yān
like a wisp of smoke
(to disappear etc) in an instant
bì lì
(of cliffs etc) stand like a wall
rise steeply
lèi rú yǔ xià
tears falling like rain (idiom)
xīn yuán yì mǎ
lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
to have ants in one's pants
hyperactive
adventurous and uncontrollable
guāng yīn sì jiàn
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
yī pán sǎn shā
lit. like a sheet of loose sand
fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
rú léi guàn ěr
lit. like thunder piercing the ear
a well-known reputation (idiom)
wù yǐ lèi jù
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
Birds of a feather flock together.
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
to speak like a printed book
quick and clever talking
the gift of the gab
kǒu ruò xuán hé
mouth like a torrent (idiom)
eloquent
glib
voluble
have the gift of the gab
qíng jī
cyan
cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens
huǎng rú gé shì
like a thing of the previous generation
as if it were a lifetime ago
ài mò néng zhù
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
My hands are tied.
lí
red algae
Gracilaria, several species, some edible
Japanese ogonori
arch. used for vanilla-like herb
xuè pén dà kǒu
bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey
fig. greedy exploiter
rapacious aggressor
jiǎn
ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon
huā róng yuè mào
lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)
fig. (of a woman) beautiful
zuò niú zuò mǎ
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
rì yuè rú suō
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
luò tāng jī
a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
like a drowned rat
deep distress
zhè me zhe
thus
in this way
like this
luàn tán qín
to talk nonsense
to behave like a fool
shí gān
same as 天干
the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
shā rén rú má
to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass
a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
zhōng ruǎn
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mó
lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); with money, you can do anything you like.
wǎng shì rú fēng
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
gǔ liú
osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)
qǐng biàn
Please do as you wish!
You are welcome to do whatever you like!
Please make yourself at home.
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
you can't always do as you like
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
háo wú èr zhì
there cannot be another one like it
hàn rú yǔ xià
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
sweating like a pig
jīng fēi
to go off like a rocket
to rocket
cóng xīn suǒ yù
whatever you like
to do as one pleases
wéi
a kind of shad with a head like a sturgeon
wèi tóng jué là
insipid (like chewing wax)
miào yǔ rú zhū
smart words like a string of pearl
scintillating witticisms
gǔ duǒ
club (ancient stick-like weapon)
(flower) bud
bā zì méi
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
tù sǐ hú bēi
lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
qì chuǎn rú niú
to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)
to huff and puff
shí tiān gān
the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ
like father, like son (idiom)
suān dòu
tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit
pickled caper
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.
like father, like son
zhì bǐ
lined up close (like teeth of a comb)
mài shǎ
to play stupid
to act like an idiot
wèng zhōng zhī biē
lit. like a turtle in a jar
to be trapped (idiom)
bā zì hú
mustache shaped like character 八
niǎo shòu sàn
to scatter like birds and beasts
bì xiào
to resemble closely
to be the very image of
to look very much like
to be the spitting image of
dà ruǎn
daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
xiāng tóng míng zì
like-named
having the same name
zài shēng fù mǔ
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
wén shàng qù
to smell of sth
to smell like sth
jiù guān
former appearance
what it used to look like
bì cǎo rú yīn
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
xǔ
chatter like old woman
cheerful
yà fù
(term of respect) second only to father
like a father (to me)
shǔ cuàn
to scamper off
to scurry off like a frightened rat
xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
pèi huán
ring-like jade belt pendant
zéi tóu zéi nǎo
lit. to behave like a thief
furtive
underhand
xìn yì
at will
arbitrarily
just as one feels like
fēng liú yún sàn
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
láng bēn shǐ tū
the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
zhū liú
fluent with words
words flowing like pearl beads
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
tóng dào zhě
fellow-traveler
like-minded person
yǒng
to be angry
to like
variant of 湧|涌[yong3]
lín shāng
cuts and bruises like fish scales
terribly cut up
gǔ dào niǎo
Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
effective government requires minimal intervention
yī
a black stone like jade
jet
wǒ zuì yù mián
lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
(used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
jīng xǐ ruò kuáng
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
to express boundless pleasure
bīng xiāo wǎ jiě
to melt like ice and break like tiles
to disintegrate
to dissolve
lǚ xiǎn rú yí
to cross a ravine like flat ground
fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
to keep a cool head in a crisis
rén pà chū míng zhū pà féi
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
fig. fame has its price
yáng cháng xiǎo jìng
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
nán zì
Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam)
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
gǔ lì
to shake like an aspen
to shiver with fear (idiom)
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo
like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
unable to save oneself, let alone others
fēi é tóu huǒ
lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
zhuī fēng zhú diàn
proceeding at a tremendous pace
getting on like a house on fire
è shì chuán qiān lǐ
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
zhèng xián xíng
sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)
hóu mén sì hǎi
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
záo ruì
to fit like mortise and tenon
rú yǐ fù shān
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
the crowd runs after trash
qì ruò bì xǐ
to throw away like worn out shoes
rú yíng zhú chòu
like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
the crowd runs after trash
bào tóu shǔ cuān
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
shén xiān
variant of 神仙, a Daoist immortal
a supernatural entity
(in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
fig. lighthearted person
(used in advertising: Live like an immortal 活神仙似)
zhuāng bī
to act like a pretentious prick
bā zì hú xū
mustache shaped like character 八
shì rú bì xǐ
to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes
to look on sth as worthless
sì niǎo kǒng lóng
ornithischian
bird-like dinosaur
zhī fén huì tàn
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
zhī fén huì tàn
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)
Do it my way.
hào lìng rú shān
lit. order like a mountain
a military order is inviolable
strict discipline
rú jīn sì yù
like gold or jade (idiom)
gorgeous
lovely
splendorous
shí tóu dà hǎi
to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
to vanish forever without trace
tuó jī
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
also written 鴕鳥 鸵鸟
fabulous bird like Sinbad's roc
bì shì jué sú
to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
èr lián jù dào lóng
Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
yù mín
jade and jade-like stone
impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
Liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo
Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
yì chén duàn yāng
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
huó shén xiān sì
to live like the immortals (advertising real estate)
rú huǒ wǎn xiá
clouds at sunset glowing like fire
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
fig. unexpected winning move
unconventional gambit
yù lù rú zhū
jade dew like pearls (idiom)
yān huā fěn liǔ
prostitutes like powdered willows (idiom)
gǔ lì fū sù
with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
fig. at a total loss
yuán bì
arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous
dāng niú zuò mǎ
to work like a horse and toil like an ox
fig. to slave for sb
pō fù mà jiē
shouting abuse in the street like a fishwife
suì suì niàn
to sound like a broken record
to prattle
to nag
to mutter
huó Léi Fēng
selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1]
gǔ lì fū sù
with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
lǎo xiǎo lǎo xiǎo
(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
chuàn xiāng
to go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)
jǐn dìng
would like to invite (epistolary style)
xīn rú dāo jiǎo
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
tóng xìng xiāng chì
like polarities repel each other
(fig.) like repels like
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
accompanying one's sovereign can be like accompanying a tiger (idiom)
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
fig. to pound the ground with one's head
lí huā dài yǔ
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
tǐng shī
(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse
(coll.) to sleep
duī jī rú shān
to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
a mountain of (paperwork etc)
a large number of sth
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
no clue where to start
qiǎo shé rú huáng
lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
fig. to have a glib tongue
qì zhī rú bì xǐ
to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)
wō xíng niú bù
lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)
fig. to move at a snail's pace
to make slow progress
yuàn wén qí xiáng
I'd like to hear the details
guǐ kū láng háo
to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
sān wǎ liǎng shè
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
fig. with money, you can do anything you like
bàng bàng jī
bar phone (cell phone shaped like a bar of candy)
chuān yī tiáo kù zi
(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together
to be like family
to share the same view of things
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
chàn dǒu bù yǐ
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go
jiào chūn
to caterwaul
to call like an animal in heat
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
fig. (of sb's life) feeble
hanging on a thread
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
you can't always do as you like
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
lǜ cǎo rú yīn
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
tián gé běn
exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character 田)
zhè yàng zi
so
such
this way
like this
rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng
lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)
fig. fame has its price
yī rì sān qiū
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
sī yǎo
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
lí kè
centigram (old)
single-character equivalent of 厘克[li2 ke4]
Q
cute (loanword)
(of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc - foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel)
chì zǐ zhī xīn
pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn
sincere
luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn
like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over
shì wèn
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically)
one might well ask
jūn lìng rú shān
military orders are like mountains (idiom)
a military order must be obeyed
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
fig. in the same boat
in it together for better or worse
to sink or swim together
líng
character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English)
variant of 〇[ling2]
fēi pǎo
to run like the wind
to rush
to gallop
lǚ xiǎn rú yí
to cross a ravine like flat ground
fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
to keep a cool head in a crisis
zào xíng dàn gāo
custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
unconstrained in style
hào wéi rén shī
to like to lecture others (idiom)
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo
like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
unable to save oneself, let alone others
jù shí yǐ gào
to report according to the facts
to tell the truth
to tell it like it is
shà dào
(Tw) to like
to fall in love with
liáng pí
liangpi (noodle-like dish)
jī míng gǒu dào
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
bag of tricks
useful talents
rú gù
as before
as usual
(to be) like old friends
jiǎo bù zhān dì
feet not touching the ground (idiom)
to run like the wind
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
fig. extremely dangerous situation
rú huáng zhī shé
lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
fig. a glib tongue
rú qū fù gǔ
lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
fig. fixed on sth
to cling on without letting go
to pester obstinately
hǔ shì dān dān
to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
to eye covetously
yǎng zūn chǔ yōu
to live like a prince (idiom)
diǎn zàn
to like (an online post on Weibo, Facebook etc)
rú niǎo shòu sàn
to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
to flee in all directions
lì kè
to prevail with difficulty
fèng yǎn
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
xū kè zú
people who like to window-shop for unaffordable luxuries
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
fig. cute and helpless-looking
suān dòu
tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit
pickled caper
rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof
anxious
agitated
tán zī
sth that people like to chat about
topic of idle conversation
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lawless
qīn rú yī jiā
family-like close relationship (idiom)
kùn shòu yóu dòu
a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
to fight like an animal at bay
hóng yīng qiāng
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel