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\uc0ac\uc790\uc131\uc5b4 are four-character idioms from Chinese. This is called chengyu in Chinese.\n<\/p>\n

Idioms<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4 character idiom<\/th>\nChinese Characters<\/th>\nLiteral meaning<\/th>\nTranslation<\/th>\nNote\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc720\uc720\uc0c1\uc885\n<\/td>\n\u985e\u985e\u76f8\u5f9e\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nBirds of a feather flock together\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc77c\uc11d\uc774\uc870\n<\/td>\n\u4e00\u77f3\u4e8c\u9ce5\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nKill two birds with one stone\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc0c8\uc639\uc9c0\ub9c8\n<\/td>\n\u585e\u7fc1\u4e4b\u99ac\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nA blessing in disguise\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc804\ud654\uc704\ubcf5\n<\/td>\n\u8f49\u798d\u7232\u798f\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nBad luck often brings good luck; A blessing in disguise\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uace0\uc9c4\uac10\ub798\n<\/td>\n\u82e6\u76e1\u7518\u4f86\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nNo pain, no gain\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uacac\ubb3c\uc0dd\uc2ec\n<\/td>\n\u898b\u7269\u751f\u5fc3\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nSeeing is wanting\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uae30\uc9c4\ub9e5\uc9c4\n<\/td>\n\u6c23\u76e1\u8108\u76e1\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nComplete exhaustion\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc8fd\ub9c8\uace0\uc6b0\n<\/td>\n\u7af9\u99ac\u6545\u53cb\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nA childhood friend\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc790\uc2e0\ub9cc\ub9cc\n<\/td>\n\u81ea\u4fe1\u6eff\u6eff\n<\/td>\nFull of confidence\n<\/td>\nFull of confidence\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub2e4\ub2e4\uc775\uc120\n<\/td>\n\u591a\u591a\u76ca\u5584\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nThe more the merrier\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubd80\uc9c0\uae30\uc218\n<\/td>\n\u4e0d\u77e5\u5176\u6578\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nCountless, boundless\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud559\uc218\uace0\ub300\n<\/td>\n\u9db4\u9996\u82e6\u5f85\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nLook forward to\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub9c9\uc0c1\ub9c9\ud558\n<\/td>\n\u83ab\u4e0a\u83ab\u4e0b\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nEqually matched, neck-and-neck, on par, be 50-50\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubb34\uc6a9\uc9c0\ubb3c\n<\/td>\n\u7121\u7528\u4e4b\u7269\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nSomething that is useless, white elephant\n<\/td>\nAttaches with -\uc774\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc77c\uac70\uc591\ub4dd\n<\/td>\n\u4e00\u64e7\u5169\u5f97\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nKill two birds with one stone\n<\/td>\nAttaches with -\uc774\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc720\ube44\ubb34\ud658\n<\/td>\n\u6709\u5099\u7121\u60a3\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nPrevention is better than cure, better safe than sorry\n<\/td>\nAttaches with -\uc774\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud638\uc2dc\ud0d0\ud0d0\n<\/td>\n\u864e\u8996\u7708\u7708\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nWaiting for an opportunity (to do something), waiting for an opening, waiting to pounce. You watch a situation and wait until you see an opportunity to take advantage of the situation\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2b9\uc2b9\uc7a5\uad6c\n<\/td>\n\u4e58\u52dd\u9577\u9a45\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nKeep on winning, being on a roll, going from strength to strength, being on the up and up\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\uc2b9\uc2b9\uc7a5\uad6c\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucc9c\uc0dd\uc5f0\ubd84\n<\/td>\n\u5929\u751f\u7de3\u5206\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nA match made in heaven; to be a perfect match\n<\/td>\nAttaches with -\uc774\ub2e4\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Vocabulary<\/span><\/h2>\n

These function like actual words\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4 character idiom<\/th>\nChinese Characters<\/th>\nLiteral meaning<\/th>\nTranslation<\/th>\nNote\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\uacfc\uc18c\ud3c9\uac00\n<\/td>\n\u904e\u5c0f\u8a55\u50f9\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nUnderestimate\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\uacfc\uc18c\ud3c9\uac00\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc790\ud654\uc790\ucc2c\n<\/td>\n\u81ea\u756b\u81ea\u8b9a\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nSelf-praise\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\uc790\ud654\uc790\ucc2c\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ube44\uc77c\ube44\uc7ac\n<\/td>\n\u975e\u4e00\u975e\u518d\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nFrequent occurrence\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\ube44\uc77c\ube44\uc7ac\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub2e4\uc7ac\ub2e4\ub2a5\n<\/td>\n\u591a\u624d\u591a\u80fd\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nWell-rounded, versatile, all-around (good)\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\ub2e4\uc7ac\ub2e4\ub2a5\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub3c4\uc911\ud558\ucc28\n<\/td>\n\u9014\u4e2d\u4e0b\u8eca\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nA stopover, a layover\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\ub3c4\uc911\ud558\ucc28\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub300\uc131\ud1b5\uace1\n<\/td>\n\u5927\u8072\u75db\u54ed\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nWeep loudly, mourn bitterly\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\ub300\uc131\ud1b5\uace1\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uac70\ub450\uc808\ubbf8\n<\/td>\n\u53bb\u982d\u622a\u5c3e\n<\/td>\n\n<\/td>\nTo make a long story short\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\uac70\ub450\uc808\ubbf8\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc77c\ucde8\uc6d4\uc7a5\u00a0\n<\/td>\n\u65e5\u5c31\u6708\u5c07\n<\/td>\nMaking progress day after day, month after month\n<\/td>\nMaking steady progress\n<\/td>\nAttach -\ud558\ub2e4 to turn it into a verb (\uc77c\ucde8\uc6d4\uc7a5\u00a0\ud558\ub2e4)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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