“绕口令(ràokǒulìng)” is a kind of language game. It is composed by the words or phrases that have the similar pr......

“咽不下这口气”表示受了委屈，不愿意再忍耐了，用来说明对某事或某人很生气，不服气。 “咽不下这口气” means somebody wh......

“左撇子”是指习惯使用左手做事的人，比如左手用筷子、左手用剪刀等。“左撇子(zuǒpiězi)” refers to those who are used......

"马大哈(mǎ dà hā)" refers to those who are careless and hasty....

"旱鸭子(hàn yāzi)" refers to the ducks which are raised on land and never swim. Almost all the ducks can live in wa......

Constellation is really popular among young people in China. It's a very cool topic if chatting with friends, es......

European Football Championship is so exiting. 16 countries, but only one champion. Do you know how to say these count......

It seems I’m a bit obssessed with synonyms.Just for fun, here is a list of 31 ways to say “idiot” in Mandarin, ran......

I’m particularly fond of affix characters in Chinese, and what more vibrant an example than 鬼 guǐ (“ghost; devil......

I’ve often pondered about how many words really exist in Mandarin for “popular” and so I’ve done my research and ......

From attendances to zoos, let's look back over the highlights of Ukraine and Poland's 24-day football festi......

Recently in China, the English word "out" is more and more common in spoken Chinese.It's a foreign word from Eng......

Its original meaning is to stand by a tree stump waiting for a rabbit to dash itself against it. This is to satirize ......

Metaphorically, this idiom implies that a person handles all matters strictly according to the book without any indep......

“八仙过海”比喻各自有一套办法或本领去完成任务。" Bāxiān-guòhǎi " is used to symbolize to complete a task through......

Pulling up the seedlings to help them grow is a metaphor for those who go against the natural, objective course of th......

“拔山举鼎”形容力量巨大，可以搬动大山，举起巨鼎。“拔山举鼎 Báshān-jǔdǐng”means a person is strong enough to mo......

Keeping the casket and giving back the pearl is an analogy meaning a lack of judgment and making the wrong decisions.......

Its original meaning is to plug one's ear while stealing a bell. It can be used as a metaphor, referring to peop......

"香饽饽(xiāng bōbo)" is a commendatory term which originally referred to a kind of cooked wheaten food. Now, it ind......