儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧 ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb) 行不通 xíng bu tōng won't work / will get (you) nowhere syn 巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment. 不轻饶 不輕饒 bù qīng ráo not to forgive easily / not to let off / (You, He) won't get away with it! 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later 跑了和尚，跑不了庙 跑了和尚，跑不了廟 pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later 轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) 货比三家不吃亏 貨比三家不吃虧 huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom) 跑了和尚跑不了庙 跑了和尚跑不了廟 pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later / also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] 无利不起早 無利不起早 wú lì bù qǐ zǎo (saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so / won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself 中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in 坏掉 壞掉 huài diào to get broken / to get damaged / to get ruined 弄到手 nòng dào shǒu to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 遐迩 遐邇 xiá ěr near and far / far and wide 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 远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 天涯若比邻 天涯若比鄰 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away 逼人太甚 bī rén tài shèn to push sb too far / to go too far (in oppressing people) 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 甩远 甩遠 shuǎi yuǎn to cast far from oneself / to leave sb far behind / to outdistance 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 不成 bù chéng won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? syn 无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn 韩元 韓元 hán yuán South Korean won (currency) 心服口服 xīn fú kǒu fú to accept wholeheartedly / to embrace / to be won over syn 心服 xīn fú to accept wholeheartedly / to embrace / to be won over syn 被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn 不打不相识 不打不相識 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord 吃不开 吃不開 chī bu kāi be unpopular / won't work syn 不打不成相识 不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears syn 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ expert craft from hard practice (idiom) / hard-won skill / A masterpiece demands suffering. 韩圆 韓圓 hán yuán Korean won (unit of currency) 不问就听不到假话 不問就聽不到假話 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom) 孤拔 gū bá Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War 无限风光在险峰 無限風光在險峰 wú xiàn fēng guāng zài xiǎn fēng The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb) / fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory 玉人吹箫 玉人吹簫 yù rén chuī xiāo virtuoso piper wins a beauty / the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史|萧史[Xiao1 Shi3] won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Qin2 Mu4 gong1] 黎利 lí lì Le Loi, Vietnamese general and emperor who won back independence for Vietnam from China in 1428 圆佛教妇女协会 Won-Buddhism Women's Association 过了这村没这店 過了這村沒這店 guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance 少块肉 少塊肉 shǎo kuài ròu (coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth) / (won't) hurt (to do sth) 不干不净，吃了没病 不乾不淨，吃了沒病 bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom) / fig. don't give up hope / if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel 强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen 过了这个村就没这个店 過了這個村就沒這個店 guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance 母汤 母湯 mǔ tāng (Tw) (slang) don't / must not / won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要[bu4yao4] or 不行[bu4xing2]) 磨刀不误砍柴工 磨刀不誤砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved 兔子尾巴长不了 兔子尾巴長不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo rabbits don't have long tails (idiom) / its days are numbered / won't last long syn 心服口服 xīn fú - kǒu fú (idiom) to accept wholeheartedly / to embrace / to be won over syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed / to get up syn 好起来 好起來 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 受累 shòu lěi to get dragged into / to get involved (on sb else's account) syn 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn to get hit by a bullet / to get shot syn 染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 受潮 shòu cháo to get moist / to get damp (due to humidity, seepage etc) 晕菜 暈菜 yūn cài (dialect) to get confused / to be dumbfounded / to get dizzy 讨巧 討巧 tǎo qiǎo to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense syn 锒铛入狱 鋃鐺入獄 láng dāng rù yù lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed syn 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 惹火烧身 惹火燒身 rě huǒ shāo shēn stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom) / to get one's fingers burnt / fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling syn 庸人自扰 庸人自擾 yōng rén zì rǎo lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself syn 一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling syn 有钱能使鬼推磨 有錢能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done / money talks 染指于鼎 染指於鼎 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result 两虎相争，必有一伤 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt 两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom) / fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it. 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) 一亲芳泽 一親芳澤 yī qīn fāng zé to get close to / to get on intimate terms with 也有今天 yě yǒu jīn tiān (coll.) to get one's just deserts / to serve sb right / to get one's share of (good or bad things) / every dog has its day 喝挂 喝掛 hē guà (coll.) to get drunk / to get hammered 一醉方休 yī zuì fāng xiū to get thoroughly drunk (idiom) / to get plastered 失序 shī xù to get into disarray / to get out of whack 两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ - xiāng dòu , bì yǒu - yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt 卷铺盖 捲鋪蓋 juǎn pū gai to roll up one's bedding / to pack one's things / (fig.) to quit / (fig.) to get fired / to get the sack syn 对于 對於 duì yú regarding / as far as (sth) is concerned / with regard to 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 居然 jū rán unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to syn 而言 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned / speaking in terms of ... 至今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now syn 远远 遠遠 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far syn 过度 過度 guò dù excessive / over- / excess / going too far / extravagant / intemperate / overdue syn 尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn 远离 遠離 yuǎn lí to be far from / to keep away from syn 乃至 nǎi zhì and even / to go so far as to syn 超出 chāo chū to exceed / to overstep / to go too far / to encroach syn 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location syn 至此 zhì cǐ up until now / so far syn 万里 萬里 wàn lǐ far away / thousands of miles / 10,000 li 不至于 不至於 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to / not as bad as syn 