刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) / assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity syn 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom) / to honor the great and the good 老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable 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 干练 幹練 gàn liàn capable and experienced syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 精明强干 精明強幹 jīng míng qiáng gàn intelligent and capable (idiom) syn 妨功害能 fáng gōng hài néng to constrain and limit successful, capable people 翻手为云覆手变雨 翻手為雲覆手變雨 fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom) 茂亲 茂親 mào qīn one's capable and virtuous relatives 淑女 shū nǚ wise and virtuous woman / lady syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 睿智 ruì zhì wise and farsighted syn 有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 人杰 人傑 rén jié outstanding talent / wise and able person / illustrious individual syn 资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles 先哲 xiān zhé the wise and learned individuals of the past syn 见贤思齐 見賢思齊 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects) / emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher. 郢书燕说 郢書燕說 yǐng shū yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise" 尊贤爱物 尊賢愛物 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people 武丁 wǔ dīng Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty 英明果断 英明果斷 yīng míng guǒ duàn wise and resolute 贪小失大 貪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà penny wise and pound foolish (idiom) syn 能够 能夠 néng gòu to be capable of / to be able to / can syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 所能 suǒ néng according to one's capabilities / what sb is capable of 能干 能幹 néng gàn capable / competent syn 得力 dé lì able / capable / competent / efficient syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber syn 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak syn 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 干将 幹將 gàn jiàng capable person syn 倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful / also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2] syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 壮丁 壯丁 zhuàng dīng able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war) syn 大器 dà qì very capable person / precious object syn 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable / clever / dexterous syn 有才干 有才幹 yǒu cái gàn capable 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 诤友 諍友 zhèng yǒu a friend capable of direct admonition syn 干才 幹才 gàn cái ability / capable syn 材 cái material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) syn 棒 bàng stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race syn 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 倾城倾国 傾城傾國 qīng chéng qīng guó lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful syn 可磁化体 可磁化體 kě cí huà tǐ magnetic medium / material capable of being magnetized 干材 幹材 gàn cái capability / capable person 强干 強幹 qiáng gàn competent / capable 征马 征馬 zhēng mǎ horse capable of long expedition / army horse 牛屄 niú bī awesome / capable (vulgar) / arrogant / cocky / bastard (vulgar) 牛Ｂ niú bī awesome / capable (vulgar) / arrogant / cocky / bastard (vulgar) / variant of 牛屄[niu2 bi1] 能诗善文 能詩善文 néng shī shàn wén highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose 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 有核能力国家 yǒu hé néng lì guó jiā nuclear-capable State 零净耗能的 zero net-energy capable 战斗能力训练机 戰鬥能力訓練機 combat-capable trainer aircraft 双重能力系统 雙重能力系統 dual-capable system 无核能力国家 無核能力國家 non-nuclear-capable State 可能的场所 可能的場所 capable site 可用的设施 可用的設施 capable site 适于作战的 適於作戰的 mission capable 运转正常的 運轉正常的 mission capable 可儿 可兒 kě ér a person after one's heart (charming person) / capable person 榴莲族 榴蓮族 liú lián zú worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with 硬底子 yìng dǐ zi (esp. of an actor) strong / capable 树人 樹人 shù rén to prepare children to become capable citizens 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě - duō láo (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) syn 高明 gāo míng brilliant / superior / wise syn 明智 míng zhì sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious syn 忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word syn 高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas syn 英明 yīng míng wise / brilliant syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 高见 高見 gāo jiàn wise opinion / brilliant idea (honorific) syn 世故 shì gu sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 哲人 zhé rén wise man syn 至理名言 zhì lǐ míng yán wise saying / words of wisdom syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn 益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn 练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn 事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 shì hòu zhū gě liàng person who is wise after the event 智 zhì (literary) wise / wisdom syn 哲 喆 zhé wise / a sage syn 哲人其萎 zhé rén qí wěi a wise man has passed away (idiom) 大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time 百鸟朝凤 百鳥朝鳳 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler 礼贤下士 禮賢下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise syn 好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) 三位博士 sān wèi bó shì the Magi / the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story 事后聪明 事後聰明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it 仁者见仁，智者见智 仁者見仁，智者見智 rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom) 善策 shàn cè wise policy / best policy 