杳如黄鹤 杳如黃鶴 yǎo rú huáng hè to be gone forever (idiom) / to disappear without a trace syn 如来 如來 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) 一去不复返 一去不復返 yī qù bù fù fǎn gone forever syn 一去不回 yī qù bù huí gone forever 永逝 yǒng shì gone forever / to die 痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) / to ponder about a painful experience syn 人去楼空 人去樓空 rén qù lóu kōng lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom) / fig. (of a dwelling) empty / deserted syn 名存实亡 名存實亡 míng cún shí wáng the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom) syn 事事拗违 事事拗違 shì shì ào wéi everything has gone to the dogs (idiom) 遥遥无期 遙遙無期 yáo yáo wú qī far in the indefinite future (idiom) / so far away it seems forever syn 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn 孝思不匮 孝思不匱 xiào sī bù kuì to be forever filial (idiom) 万古长新 萬古長新 wàn gǔ cháng xīn to remain forever new (idiom) 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom) syn 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 躲得過初一，躲不過十五 duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom) / fig. you can't put it off forever / sooner or later you'll have to deal with it 没有不透风的墙 沒有不透風的牆 méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng (idiom) no secret can be kept forever 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 一日为师，终身为父 一日為師，終身為父 yī rì - wéi shī , zhōng shēn - wéi fù (idiom) teacher for one day, father forever / students should have deep respect and lifelong gratitude for their teachers 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū - shí làn lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng - bù lǎo (idiom) to live forever and never grow old syn 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng - jiǔ shì (idiom) to live forever and never grow old 未经 未經 wèi jīng not having undergone / without (having gone though a certain process) 完了 wán le to be finished / to be done for / ruined / gone to the dogs / oh no syn 走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone 去向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone / whereabouts 酥软 酥軟 sū ruǎn weak (of body or limbs) / limp / gone soft syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 酒酸不售 jiǔ suān bù shòu "The wine´s gone bad and it cannot be sold" 不知去向 bù zhī qù xiàng whereabouts unknown / gone missing syn 乱世佳人 亂世佳人 luàn shì jiā rén Gone with the Wind (film) 肉包子打狗 ròu bāo zǐ dǎ gǒu what's gone can never come back 一去无影踪 一去無影蹤 yī qù wú yǐng zōng gone without a trace 偏劳 偏勞 piān láo undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me. 年友 nián yǒu member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year 年已蹉跎 nián yǐ cuō tuó the years have already gone by / to be too old 年谊 年誼 nián yì camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year 往事如风 往事如風 wǎng shì rú fēng the past is vanished like the wind / gone beyond recall 盪然 dàng rán variant of 蕩然|荡然, vanished from the face of the earth / all gone / nothing left 精虫冲脑 精蟲衝腦 jīng chóng chōng nǎo lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head / fig. overwhelmed by lust 荡然 蕩然 dàng rán vanished from the face of the earth / all gone / nothing left 失准 失準 shī zhǔn not up to scratch / subpar / off / gone awry / (of an instrument) to be out of kilter / (of a forecast) to be off the mark 餲 ài (literary) (of food) spoiled / sour / gone off 永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn forever / eternal syn 永久 yǒng jiǔ everlasting / perpetual / lasting / forever / permanent syn 不朽 bù xiǔ to last forever / eternal / enduring syn 永生 yǒng shēng to live forever / eternal life / all one's life 连绵 連綿 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) syn 永别 永別 yǒng bié to part forever / eternal parting (i.e. death) syn 永世 yǒng shì eternal / forever syn 永存 yǒng cún everlasting / to endure forever 长存 長存 cháng cún to last for a long time / to endure / to exist forever syn 细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn 长 長 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly syn 与世长辞 與世長辭 yǔ shì cháng cí to die / to depart from the world forever syn 永诀 永訣 yǒng jué to part forever / eternal parting (i.e. death) syn 永 yǒng forever / always / perpetual syn 万古长青 萬古長青 wàn gǔ cháng qīng remain fresh / last forever / eternal syn 永矢 yǒng shǐ forever 石投大海 shí tóu dà hǎi to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea / to vanish forever without trace 遐终 遐終 xiá zhōng forever 青春永驻 青春永駐 qīng chūn yǒng zhù to stay young forever 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 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn 莼羹鲈脍 蓴羹鱸膾 chún gēng - lú kuài (idiom) the dishes from one's hometown / (idiom) homesickness 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 遇人不淑 yù rén - bù shū (idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person / (idiom) to associate with a bad person 高高在上 gāo gāo - zài shàng (idiom) situated high / aloft / (idiom) (fig.) aloof and remote / situated above the masses and out of touch with reality 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào (idiom) baffling / bizarre / without rhyme or reason / inexplicable syn 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom) / unimaginable / unfathomable syn 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented syn 成语 成語 chéng yǔ Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation / idiom / proverb / saying / adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4] 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ (idiom) can't help but / involuntarily syn 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò not knowing what to do (idiom) / at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 