哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì great luck, great profit (idiom) / everything is thriving syn 人多势众 人多勢眾 rén duō shì zhòng many men, a great force (idiom) / many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers. syn 大有裨益 dà yǒu bì yì bringing great benefits (idiom) / very useful / of great service / to help greatly / to serve one well 无毒不丈夫 無毒不丈夫 wú dú bù zhàng fu no poison, no great man (idiom) / A great man has to be ruthless. 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 大勇若怯，大智若愚 dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / the general public may not recognize great talent 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom) / the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 如临大敌 如臨大敵 rú lín dà dí lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution syn 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún overwhelming sadness (idiom) / sorrow at parting syn 捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc) syn 否极泰来 否極泰來 pǐ jí tài lái extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom) syn 一失足成千古恨 yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom) syn 悲不自胜 悲不自勝 bēi bù zì shèng unable to control one's grief (idiom) / overwrought / overcome with sorrow / heartbroken 乐极生悲 樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) / Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! syn 人无远虑，必有近忧 人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. 生于优患，死于安乐 生於優患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom) 生于忧患，死于安乐 生於憂患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure 万箭穿心 萬箭穿心 wàn jiàn chuān xīn lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom) / fig. overcome with sorrow / fig. to lambaste / to rip sb to shreds syn 波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) syn 大业 大業 dà yè great cause / great undertaking syn 大功 dà gōng great merit / great service syn 厚望 hòu wàng great hopes / great expectations 贤人 賢人 xián rén great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good syn 宏愿 宏願 hóng yuàn great aspiration / great ambition syn 玄孙 玄孫 xuán sūn great-great-grandson 五大湖 wǔ dà hú Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes 高祖父 gāo zǔ fù great-great-grandfather 高祖母 gāo zǔ mǔ great-great-grandmother syn 嚭 pǐ great / great fortune 大呼拉尔 大呼拉爾 dà hū lā ěr State Great Khural or Great State Assembly, Mongolian parliament 显考 顯考 xiǎn kǎo honorific term for one's deceased father / (arch.) great-great-grandfather 赑屃 贔屭 bì xì (literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times / (literary) strenuous / exerting great force 精神奕奕 jīng shén yì yì in great spirits / to have great vitality 秘书长大湖区问题特使 秘書長大湖區問題特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on the Great Lakes Region / Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region 大湖区问题特使 大湖區問題特使 Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on the Great Lakes Region / Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region 打麻雀运动 打麻雀運動 dǎ má què yùn dòng the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc / rueful / deeply moved syn 伤痛 傷痛 shāng tòng pain (from wound) / sorrow syn 心碎 xīn suì heartbroken / extreme depth of sorrow syn 销魂 銷魂 xiāo hún ecstasy / rapture / to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow 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 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble / sorrow / difficulties syn 屈原 qū yuán Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞 哀愁 āi chóu sorrow / sadness / distressed / sorrowful syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 消魂 xiāo hún overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc) / to feel transported 悲怆 悲愴 bēi chuàng sorrow / tragic syn 离愁 離愁 lí chóu parting sorrow / pain of separation 哀痛 āi tòng to grieve / to mourn / deep sorrow / grief syn 伤怀 傷懷 shāng huái grieved / full of sorrow 离骚 離騷 lí sāo On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2] 哀戚 āi qī sorrow / grief syn 痛 tòng ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly syn 悲 bēi sad / sadness / sorrow / grief syn 忧 憂 yōu to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning syn 哀 āi sorrow / grief / pity / to grieve for / to pity / to lament / to condole syn 戚 qī (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe syn 咳 hāi sound of sighing / (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh / damn / wow syn 悯 憫 mǐn to sympathize / to pity / to feel compassion for / (literary) to feel sorrow / to be grieved syn 罹 lí happen to / sorrow / suffer from syn 苦难深重 苦難深重 kǔ nàn shēn zhòng deep grief / extensive sorrow 哀哭 āi kū to weep in sorrow 爱莫大于心死 愛莫大於心死 ài mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing more sad than a withered heart / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / (popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confuciu 慼 qī grief / sorrow 目怆有天 目愴有天 mù chuàng yǒu tiān to look at the sky in sorrow 茹痛 rú tòng to endure (suffering or sorrow) 袒免 tǎn miǎn to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow 怎一个愁字了得 怎一個愁字了得 zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé (last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]) / how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"? / how can words express such sadness? 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight syn 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city syn 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly syn 不厌其烦 不厭其煩 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient syn 千姿百态 千姿百態 qiān zī bǎi tài (idiom) to come in many different shapes / to display a great variety of forms syn 荣华富贵 榮華富貴 róng huá fù guì glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) / high position and great wealth syn 神通广大 神通廣大 shén tōng guǎng dà (idiom) to possess great magical power / to possess remarkable abilities syn 独具匠心 獨具匠心 dú jù jiàng xīn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity syn 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn 达官贵人 達官貴人 dá guān guì rén high official and noble persons (idiom) / the great and the good syn 无伤大雅 無傷大雅 wú shāng dà yǎ (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom) / harmless syn 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits / to carry out a task with great precision / to shoot with unfailing accuracy / be a crack shot (idiom) syn 拍案叫绝 拍案叫絕 pāi àn jiào jué lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom) / fig. wonderful! / amazing! / great! syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 小巫见大巫 小巫見大巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison syn 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom) / fig. to go to great lengths / to search heaven and earth 鸡犬不宁 雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium syn 硕果仅存 碩果僅存 shuò guǒ jǐn cún only remaining of the great (idiom) / one of the few greats extant syn 匠心独运 匠心獨運 jiàng xīn dú yùn original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity syn 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng to shoot with great precision (idiom) syn 再生父母 zài shēng fù mǔ like a second parent (idiom) / one's great benefactor syn 众寡悬殊 眾寡懸殊 zhòng guǎ xuán shū (idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength syn 万丈高楼平地起 萬丈高樓平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow 大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day syn 人才济济 人才濟濟 rén cái jǐ jǐ a galaxy of talent (idiom) / a great number of competent people syn 