guò dé qù
lit. can pass through (an opening)
fig. can get by (in life)
tolerably well
not too bad
How are you getting by?
How's life?
chù shēng
livestock, or specifically the six farm animals cow, horse, sheep, cock, dog, pig 牛馬羊雞狗豬|牛马羊鸡狗猪
an insult, You animal!
jiǔ yǎng
honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
It's an honor to meet you at last.
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
Time is precious.
zhè hái liǎo dé
How dare you!
This is an outrage!
Absolutely disgraceful!
yī huí shēng , èr huí shú
lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers at first meeting, but soon friends
awkward at first but becoming skillful later
an acquired taste
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money can't buy you time (common saying); Time is precious and must be treasured.
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently
kōng gǔ zú yīn
sound of footsteps in an empty valley (idiom); a rare occurrence
That's sth you don't often hear!
shàng xiǎng
I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address)
jiǔ mù
lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).
I've been looking forward to meeting you.
It's an honor to meet you at last.
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
fá kē
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
fig. to follow a principle
fig. to act as matchmaker
yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
an acquired taste
cāo fǔ fá kē
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
fig. to follow a principle
fig. to act as matchmaker
jiǔ mù shèng míng
I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
It's an honor to meet you at last.
lǎo yé zi
my (you etc) old father
polite appellation for an elderly male
nián nián yǒu yú
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year
(an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
an acquired taste
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
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