络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 luò yì bù jué (idiom) continuously / in an endless stream syn 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) / heavy traffic syn 户限为穿 戶限為穿 hù xiàn wèi chuān an endless stream of visitors (idiom) 捷报频传 捷報頻傳 jié bào pín chuán victory reports pour in (idiom) / news of success in an endless stream 长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn endless night (idiom) / fig. long suffering 打蛇不死 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud 打蛇不死，后患无穷 打蛇不死，後患無窮 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng (idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue 漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 màn màn cháng yè endless night (idiom) / fig. long suffering 无休无止 無休無止 wú xiū wú zhǐ ceaseless / endless (idiom) 学而不厌，诲人不倦 學而不厭，誨人不倦 xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects) 户限为穿 戶限為穿 hù xiàn wéi chuān to have an endless stream of visitors (idiom) 无穷无尽 無窮無盡 wú qióng - wú jìn (idiom) endless / boundless / infinite syn 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 喜笑颜开 喜笑顏開 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness syn 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) syn 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom) 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 福如东海 福如東海 fú rú dōng hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom) syn 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom) 转悲为喜 轉悲為喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom) syn 饮水思源 飲水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! syn 歌舞升平 gē wǔ shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 今昔对比 今昔對比 jīn xī duì bǐ to contrast past suffering with present happiness (idiom) 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú the more sons, the more happiness (idiom) 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom) 饮流怀源 飲流懷源 yǐn liú huái yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom) / gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings! 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ - shēng píng lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity syn 漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long / endless syn 无尽 無盡 wú jìn endless / inexhaustible syn 无穷 無窮 wú qióng endless / boundless / inexhaustible syn 漫漫 màn màn long / endless / boundless syn 无穷无尽 無窮無盡 wú qióng wú jìn endless / boundless / infinite syn 絮絮 xù xu endless prattle / to chatter incessantly 不穷 不窮 bù qióng endless / boundless / inexhaustible 得陇望蜀 得隴望蜀 dé lǒng wàng shǔ lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire syn 诛求无已 誅求無已 zhū qiú wú yǐ to make endless exorbitant demands 绵绵不绝 綿綿不絕 mián mián bù jué continuous / endless syn 哩哩罗罗 哩哩羅羅 lī lī luō luō endless mumbling (onom.) / verbose and incomprehensible / talking endlessly syn 业海 業海 yè hǎi sea of evil / endless crime 长烟 長煙 cháng yān endless mist 死循环 死循環 sǐ xún huán endless loop 没有止尽 沒有止盡 méi yǒu zhǐ jìn endless 无止尽 無止盡 wú zhǐ jìn endless 幸福 xìng fú happiness / happy / blessed syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) syn 喜怒哀乐 喜怒哀樂 xǐ nù āi lè four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4] syn 安乐 安樂 ān lè peace and happiness syn 极乐 極樂 jí lè bliss / extreme happiness 康乐 康樂 kāng lè peace and happiness (old) / healthy and happy / recreation syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 福寿 福壽 fú shòu happiness and longevity 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 满面春风 滿面春風 mǎn miàn chūn fēng beaming / radiant with happiness syn 欢悦 歡悅 huān yuè happiness / joy / to be happy / to be joyous syn 春风满面 春風滿面 chūn fēng mǎn miàn pleasantly smiling / radiant with happiness syn 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè peace and happiness / feasting / making merry 喜 xǐ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad syn 福 fú good fortune / happiness / luck syn 囍 xǐ double happiness (similar to 喜喜) / symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 冥福 míng fú afterlife happiness 另觅新欢 另覓新歡 lìng mì xīn huān to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side 意乐 意樂 yì lè joy / happiness 欿然 kǎn rán dissatisfied / discontented / lacking happiness 潭祉 tán zhǐ great happiness 祉禄 祉祿 zhǐ lù happiness and wealth 福田 fú tián field for growing happiness / domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism) 遐祉 xiá zhǐ lasting blessings / lasting happiness 遐福 xiá fú great and lasting happiness / lasting blessings 金钱不能买来幸福 金錢不能買來幸福 jīn qián bù néng mǎi lái xìng fú money can't buy happiness 合不拢嘴 合不攏嘴 hé bù lǒng zuǐ unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc / grinning from ear to ear / mouth agape / gobsmacked syn 回归快乐计划 回歸快樂計劃 return-to-happiness programme 喜饼 喜餅 xǐ bǐng double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement 离苦得乐 離苦得樂 lí kǔ dé lè to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism) 天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) syn 博士买驴 博士買驢 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 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom) 雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) 推来推去 推來推去 tuī lái tuī qù (idiom) to rudely push and pull others / (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 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 事不过三 事不過三 shì bù guò sān (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān - bā guǎi (idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated 不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason / (idiom) to not know what to do 不管不顾 不管不顧 bù guǎn - bù gù (idiom) to pay scant regard to (sth) / (idiom) unheeding / reckless syn 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng - yù lì (idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight syn 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch / in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success syn 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān - mā jìng (idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage / to ruthlessly exploit 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn 涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī - mǒ fěn (idiom) to put on makeup / (idiom) to prettify syn 拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō ní - dài shuǐ (idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly / sloppy / (of actions) indecisive syn 昂首天外 áng shǒu - tiān wài (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens / (idiom) arrogant / haughty 东摇西摆 東搖西擺 dōng yáo - xī bǎi (idiom) to sway from side to side / unsteady / (idiom) indecisive / hesitant 