Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    yī
    一
    qīng
    清
    rú
    如
    shuǐ
    水
    一清如水
    yī qīng rú shuǐ

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally as clear as water
    • fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
    yī
    一
    qīng
    清
    rú
    如
    shuǐ
    水
    一清如水
    yī qīng rú shuǐ

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally as clear as water
    • fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
    yī
    一
    wú
    无
    suǒ
    所
    yǒu
    有
    一无所有
    yī wú suǒ yǒu

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • not having anything at all; utterly lacking
    • without two sticks to rub together
    yī
    一
    wú
    无
    suǒ
    所
    yǒu
    有
    一无所有
    yī wú suǒ yǒu

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • not having anything at all; utterly lacking
    • without two sticks to rub together
    yī
    一
    wú
    无
    suǒ
    所
    zhī
    知
    一无所知
    yī wú suǒ zhī

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
    • without an inkling
    yī
    一
    wú
    无
    suǒ
    所
    zhī
    知
    一无所知
    yī wú suǒ zhī

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
    • without an inkling
    yī
    一
    wù
    物
    xiáng
    降
    yī
    一
    wù
    物
    一物降一物
    yī wù xiáng yī wù

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one object bests another object
    • every item has a weakness
    • there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
    yī
    一
    wù
    物
    xiáng
    降
    yī
    一
    wù
    物
    一物降一物
    yī wù xiáng yī wù

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one object bests another object
    • every item has a weakness
    • there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
    yī
    一
    qín
    琴
    yī
    一
    hè
    鹤
    一琴一鹤
    yī qín yī hè

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • carrying very little luggage
    • honest and incorruptible (government officials)
    yī
    一
    qín
    琴
    yī
    一
    hè
    鹤
    一琴一鹤
    yī qín yī hè

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • carrying very little luggage
    • honest and incorruptible (government officials)
    yī
    一
    shēng
    生
    yī
    一
    shì
    世
    一生一世
    yī shēng yī shì
    yī
    一
    shēng
    生
    yī
    一
    shì
    世
    一生一世
    yī shēng yī shì
    yī
    一
    bìng
    病
    bù
    不
    qǐ
    起
    一病不起
    yī bìng bù qǐ
    yī
    一
    bìng
    病
    bù
    不
    qǐ
    起
    一病不起
    yī bìng bù qǐ
    yī
    一
    pán
    盘
    sǎn
    散
    shā
    沙
    一盘散沙
    yī pán sǎn shā

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally like a sheet of loose sand
    • fig. unable to cooperate
    yī
    一
    pán
    盘
    sǎn
    散
    shā
    沙
    一盘散沙
    yī pán sǎn shā

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally like a sheet of loose sand
    • fig. unable to cooperate
    yī
    一
    mù
    目
    liǎo
    了
    rán
    然
    一目了然
    yī mù liǎo rán
    yī
    一
    mù
    目
    liǎo
    了
    rán
    然
    一目了然
    yī mù liǎo rán
    yī
    一
    mù
    目
    shí
    十
    háng
    行
    一目十行
    yī mù shí háng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • ten lines at a glance
    • to read very rapidly
    yī
    一
    mù
    目
    shí
    十
    háng
    行
    一目十行
    yī mù shí háng

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • ten lines at a glance
    • to read very rapidly
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