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100 | 几家欢喜几家愁。 | Jǐjiā huānxǐ jǐjiā chou. 'few families happy few families worried' | While some are happy, some are anxious. | Literature | Chinese |
101 | 人过留名，雁过留声。 | Rén guò liúmíng, yàn guò liúsheng. 'man passes leaves name, swallow passes leaves sound' | A person leaves a reputation, as a swallow leaves its call. | Literature | Chinese |
102 | 万事俱备，只欠东风。 | Wànshì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng. 'all ready, only lack east wind' | Everything's ready except the east wind. | Literature | Chinese |
103 | 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。 | Máquè suī xiǎo, wǔzàng jù quán. 'sparrow although small, five organs entirely complete' | Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs. | Literature | Chinese |
104 | 桂林山水甲天下。 | Guìlín shānshuǐ jiǎtiānxià. Guilin mountains-and-water best under-heaven | Guilin's scenery's best on earth. | Literature | Chinese |
105 | 哑巴吃饺子，心里有数。 | Yǎba chī jiǎozi, xīnlǐ yǒushù. 'mute eats dumplings, heart inside has number' | When a mute eats dumplings, he knows how many he has eaten. | Literature | Chinese |
106 | 人逢喜事精神爽。 | Rén féng xǐshì jīngshén shuǎng. 'man meet happy-occasion spirit invigorated' | A happy occasion gladdens the spirit. | Literature | Chinese |
107 | 一举两得。 | Yī jǔ liǎng dé. 'one move two gains' | Two benefits from one action. | Literature | Chinese |
108 | 如坐针毡。 | Rú zuò zhēnzhān. 'like sit needle felt' | Like sitting on a carpet of needles. | Literature | Chinese |
109 | 逆来顺受。 | Nì lái shùn shòu. 'adversity come follow receive' | When adversity comes, receive it favorably. | Literature | Chinese |
110 | 化干戈为玉帛。 | Huà gāngē wéiyùbó. 'change shield spear for jade silk' | Replace weapons with jade and silk. | Literature | Chinese |
111 | 此地无银三百两。 | Cǐ dì wú yín sānbǎi liǎng. 'this ground no silver 300 taels' | This ground doesn't have 300 taels of silver. | Literature | Chinese |
112 | 兵不厌诈。 | Bīng bù yàn zhà. | Soldiers don't hate deceit. | Literature | Chinese |
113 | 木已成舟，生米煮成熟饭。 | Mù yǐ chéng zhōu, Shēngmǐ zhǔ chéng shúfàn. 'timber already become boat;raw rice boiled into cooked rice' | The timber's already a boat; the rice is cooked. | Literature | Chinese |
114 | 身体力行。 | Shēn tǐlì xíng. 'body physical-strength acts' | A body acts according to physical strength. | Literature | Chinese |
115 | 大智若愚。 | Dàzhì ruò yú. 'great wisdom seem stupid' | Great wisdom can seem foolish. | Literature | Chinese |
116 | 捷足先登。 | Jiézú xiān dēng. 'quick foot first climb' | The quick footed climb first. | Literature | Chinese |
117 | 龙飞凤舞。 | Lóng fēi fèn gwǔ. 'dragon flies phoenix dances' | The dragon flies and the phoenix dances. | Dragons | Chinese |
118 | 龙马精神。 | Lóng mǎ jīngshén. 'dragon horse spirit' | A dragon's and a horse's spirit. | Dragons | Chinese |
119 | 鱼龙混杂。 | Yú lóng hùnzá. 'fish dragons muddle mix' | A muddled mix of fish and dragons. | Dragons | Chinese |
120 | 龙腾虎跃。 | Lóng téng hǔ yuè. 'dragon soars tiger leaps' | Dragons soaring and tigers leaping. | Dragons | Chinese |
121 | 车水马龙。 | Chē shuǐ mǎ long. 'carriage water horse dragon' | Carriages like a stream and horses like a dragon. | Dragons | Chinese |
122 | 龙潭虎穴。 | Lóng tán hǔ xué. 'dragon pool tiger cave' | A dragon's pool and a tiger's den. | Dragons | Chinese |
123 | 画龙点睛。 | Huàlóngdiǎnjīng. 'paint dragon dot eye' | Paint a dragon and dot the eye. | Dragons | Chinese |
124 | 叶公好龙。 | Yè Gōng hào long. | Lord Ye loves dragons. | Dragons | Chinese |
125 | 鲤鱼跳龙门。 | Lǐyú tiào lóng mén. 'carp jump dragon gate' | A carp has jumped the dragon's gate. | Dragons | Chinese |
126 | 强龙难压地头蛇。 | Qiáng lóng nán yā dìtóu shé. 'strong dragon difficult suppress local snake' | Even a dragon struggles to control a snake in its native haunt. | Dragons | Chinese |