凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 面面俱到 miàn miàn jù dào (idiom) take care of everything / handle everything syn 和盘托出 和盤托出 hé pán tuō chū lit. to put everything out including the tray / to reveal everything / to make a clean breast of it all syn 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides syn 陌生 mò shēng strange / unfamiliar syn 生字 shēng zì new character (in textbook) / character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed syn 生词 生詞 shēng cí new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] 生僻 shēng pì unfamiliar / rarely seen syn 冷僻 lěng pì out-of-the-way / deserted / unfamiliar / obscure syn 一回生，二回熟 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 一次生，两次熟 一次生，兩次熟 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 冷字 lěng zì obscure word / unfamiliar character 生词语 生詞語 shēng cí yǔ vocabulary words (in language-learning books) / new or unfamiliar words 看不习惯 看不習慣 kān bù xí guàn unfamiliar 眼生 yǎn shēng unfamiliar / strange-looking syn 欺生 qī shēng to cheat strangers / to bully strangers / (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people syn 如堕五里雾中 如墮五里霧中 rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng as if lost in a thick fog (idiom) / in a fog / muddled / completely unfamiliar with sth syn 一回生二回熟 yī huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom) 看不习惯 看不習慣 kàn bù xí guàn unfamiliar 人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom) / in an unfamiliar place without friends or family 一切 yī qiè everything / every / all syn 竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to syn 无不 無不 wú bù none lacking / none missing / everything is there / everyone without exception syn 六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun syn 倾诉 傾訴 qīng sù to say everything (that is on one's mind) syn 奋力 奮力 fèn lì to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive syn 凡事 fán shì everything syn 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 席卷 席捲 xí juǎn to engulf / to sweep / to carry away everything syn 事事 shì shì everything syn 应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun syn 谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / to talk about everything under the sun syn 一应俱全 一應俱全 yī yīng jù quán with everything needed available syn 包办 包辦 bāo bàn to undertake to do everything by oneself / to run the whole show syn 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) / to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment syn 偏要 piān yào to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything 包揽 包攬 bāo lǎn to monopolize / to take on responsibility over everything / to undertake the whole task syn 万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil syn 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) / fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head syn 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) / fig. complete confusion / everything turned on its head syn 一无是处 一無是處 yī wú shì chù (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong syn 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom) / everything becomes clear syn 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ (idiom) to sweep everything before one / to be invincible syn 井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom) / neat and tidy syn 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù everything clear and in good order (idiom) / neat and tidy syn 兼优 兼優 jiān yōu an all-rounder / good at everything 诸事 諸事 zhū shì everything / every matter syn 海内 海內 hǎi nèi the whole world / throughout the land / everything under the sun syn 十二分 shí èr fēn exceedingly / hundred percent / everything and more syn 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart / gratifying / satisfactory / everything one could wish 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 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent syn 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder syn 挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si to dig for thoughts (idiom) / to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains syn 万事大吉 萬事大吉 wàn shì dà jí everything is fine (idiom) / all is well with the world syn 独吞 獨吞 dú tūn to hog / to keep everything for oneself 四平八稳 四平八穩 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom) / overcautious and unimaginary syn 唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú (idiom) to be bent solely on profit / to put profit before everything else syn 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì great luck, great profit (idiom) / everything is thriving syn 洗劫一空 xǐ jié yī kōng to steal everything 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 满堂红 滿堂紅 mǎn táng hóng success across the board / victory in everything one touches syn 顺遂 順遂 shùn suì everything is going smoothly / just as one wishes syn 事必躬亲 事必躬親 shì bì gōng qīn to attend to everything personally syn 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) / to share everything / to be on very intimate terms syn 弥天 彌天 mí tiān filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc) 砸锅卖铁 砸鍋賣鐵 zá guō mài tiě to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) syn 力戒 lì jiè to try everything to avoid / to guard against syn 官运亨通 官運亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom) syn 反掌 fǎn zhǎng lit. to turn over one's palm / fig. everything is going very well. 叶落归根 葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home. syn 乌七八糟 烏七八糟 wū qī bā zāo everything in disorder (idiom) / in a hideous mess / obscene / dirty / filthy syn 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià to run everything (idiom) / to monopolize the whole business / not allow anyone else to have a look in 哈日族 hā rì zú Japanophile (refers to teenage craze for everything Japanese, originally mainly in Taiwan) 曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng to bow down to everything sb says or does / to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself syn 一分为二 一分為二 yī fēn wéi èr one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) syn 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 完事大吉 wán shì dà jí everything is finished (idiom) / And there you are! 时运亨通 時運亨通 shí yùn hēng tōng our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom) 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 洞察一切 dòng chá yī qiè to see everything clearly 满园春色 滿園春色 mǎn yuán chūn sè everything in the garden is lovely syn 满打满算 滿打滿算 mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn taking everything into account (idiom) / when all is said and done 无坚不摧 無堅不摧 wú jiān bù cuī no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) / to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one syn 空室清野 kōng shì qīng yě empty room, clean field (idiom) / clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy / scorched earth policy 章甫荐履 章甫薦履 zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom) / everything turned upside down 粉饰太平 粉飾太平 fěn shì tài píng to pretend that everything is going well syn 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise 良辰美景 liáng chén měi jǐng fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom) / everything lovely syn 着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well 里出外进 裡出外進 lǐ chū wài jìn uneven / in disorder / everything sticking out 识微见几 識微見幾 shí wēi jiàn jǐ lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom) 杂七杂八 雜七雜八 zá qī zá bā an assortment / a bit of everything / lots of different (skills) syn 物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full / to make the best use of everything syn 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 