天机不可泄漏 天機不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 天机不可泄露 天機不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom) / must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom) / fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it. 分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. things are constantly changing 我们必须裁军宣言 我們必須裁軍宣言 wǒ men bì xū cái jūn xuān yán WMD Declaration 大规模毁灭性武器恐怖主义 大規模毀滅性武器恐怖主義 weapons of mass destruction terrorism / WMD terrorism 缴械 繳械 jiǎo xiè to disarm / (of an enemy) to lay down one's weapons / to surrender syn 废除军备 廢除軍備 fèi chú jūn bèi to disarm 缴枪 繳槍 jiǎo qiāng to lay down one's arms / to surrender / to disarm syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 应该 應該 yīng gāi ought to / should / must syn 不要 bù yào don't! / must not syn 必须 必須 bì xū to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily syn 一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must syn 不得 bù dé must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 一定要 yī dìng yào must 千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means syn 要有 yào yǒu to need / to require / must have 务必 務必 wù bì must / to need to / to be sure to syn 不容 bù róng must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate syn 不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow / must not / can't syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 须知 須知 xū zhī key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind syn 非得 fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must syn 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē necessary / must have syn 总得 總得 zǒng děi must / have to / be bound to syn 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything 必得 bì děi must / have to syn 切莫 qiè mò you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) syn 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 得 děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to syn 失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. syn 应 應 yīng to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall syn 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! syn 使不得 shǐ bu de cannot be used / must not (do sth) / unacceptable syn 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it 一诺千金 一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept syn 必 bì certainly / must / will / necessarily syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 该 該 gāi should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn 军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed syn 解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 女大不中留 nǚ dà bù zhōng liú when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom) 覅 fiào contraction of 勿要 / must not / please don't 嫁鸡随鸡 嫁雞隨雞 jià jī suí jī If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us. 欲擒故纵 欲擒故縱 yù qín gù zòng In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better syn 杀彘教子 殺彘教子 shā zhì jiào zǐ to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom) / parents must teach by example 无风不起浪 無風不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire 穷当益坚 窮當益堅 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom) / hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back syn 家丑不可外扬 家醜不可外揚 jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public 一年之计在于春 一年之計在於春 yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù (idiom) the road one must follow / the only way 须要 須要 xū yào must / have to syn 一言既出，驷马难追 一言既出，駟馬難追 yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom) / a promise must be kept 一言为重 一言為重 yī yán wéi zhòng each word carries weight / a promise must be kept (idiom) 不以规矩，不能成方圆 不以規矩，不能成方圓 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius) / one must follow some rules 千金一诺 千金一諾 qiān jīn yī nuò a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 家丑不可外传 家醜不可外傳 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public 押平声韵 押平聲韻 yā píng shēng yùn to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声) 没有规矩，不成方圆 沒有規矩，不成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom) / one must follow some rules 没有规矩，何以成方圆 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 méi yǒu guī jǔ , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom) / one must follow some rules 血债血偿 血債血償 xuè zhài xuè cháng a debt of blood must be paid in blood / blood calls for blood / also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 chang2] 血债要用血来偿 血債要用血來償 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 血债要用血来还 血債要用血來還 xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood. 诗礼 詩禮 shī lǐ the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1jing1] and The Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3ji4]) 说话要算数 說話要算數 shuō huà yào suàn shù promises must be kept 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 魚與熊掌不可兼得 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it 愿赌服输 願賭服輸 yuàn dǔ fú shū lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose / fig. you bet, you pay 非死不可 fēi sǐ bù kě Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die") 天下没有不散的筵席 天下沒有不散的筵席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí all good things must come to an end (idiom) 救场如救火 救場如救火 jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ the show must go on (idiom) 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom) 得要 děi yào to need / must 言必信，行必果 yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb) 责有攸归 責有攸歸 zé yǒu yōu guī responsibility must lie where it belongs (idiom) syn 合当 合當 hé dāng must / should 嫑 biáo (dialect) don't / must not / (contraction of 不 and 要) 共业 共業 gòng yè collective karma (Buddhism) / consequences that all must suffer 击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) 没有规矩，何以成方圆 沒有規矩，何以成方圓 méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán without rules, how can anything be done (idiom) / one must follow some rules 打狗还得看主人 打狗還得看主人 dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) / fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him 母汤 母湯 mǔ tāng (Tw) (slang) don't / must not / won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要[bu4yao4] or 不行[bu4xing2]) 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆 chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom) / fig. it's not something you can avoid forever 说不得 說不得 shuō bu de to be unmentionable / be unspeakable / must / cannot but 威尊命贱 威尊命賤 wēi zūn - mìng jiàn (idiom) the dignity of authority is above life / one must be willing to sacrifice one's life rather than disobey a military order 