鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利比喻双方争执不下，两败俱伤，让第三方得到了利益。It means the snipe and clam ended in a deadlock whi......

对牛弹琴比喻试图和不讲道理的人理论。也可以讽刺那些不看对象是谁就大发言论的人。It is also used ironically to refer to ......

东施效颦指不知道别人的优点和自己的缺点，胡乱模仿，效果很差。Someone who, without understanding other people's st......

对症下药指针对病症用药。比喻针对事物的问题所在，采取对应、有效的措施。It is to prescribe a medicine specific to the i......

“抱薪救火”比喻用错误的方法去消灭祸害，结果反而使祸害扩大。“抱薪救火”means adopting a wrong method to solve a prob......

“程门立雪”比喻尊敬师长，求学心切。程门立雪 (Chéng mén lì xuě) means to honor the teacher and be eager to learn....

“东山再起”本义是指隐居后再出来当官。现在也比喻失败之后，重新开始再干一番大事业。“东山再起”literally means to beco......

此地无银三百两比喻一些自作聪明的人想要掩饰、隐瞒某些事情，结果反而使事件暴露出来。 Tt is always used as an analogy to......

负荆请罪指认识到自己的错误，主动要求惩罚，真诚地请求对方的原谅。It is used when a person realizes his mistakes and of......

一叶障目是眼睛被一片树叶挡住。比喻某人被眼前小的事物蒙蔽，看不到事物的整体和本质。It literally means one's view ......

羊丢失了之后再去修羊圈，还不算晚。比喻人们一旦犯了错误，立即改正，就能减少错误。As long as we seek to remedy what we ......

Shǔ yī shǔ èr means someone or something is extraordinarily good. Here shǔ is to count. Yī and èr means one an......

黄粱一梦比喻虚幻不能实现的梦想。富贵就像做美梦一样，转瞬即逝，最后落得一场空欢喜。 It refers to an unrealistic dream.......

画蛇添足比喻因为做了多余的事情，反而弄巧成拙、让事情变糟。 "画蛇添足" literally means drawing a snake and adding feet......

囫囵吞枣指不嚼碎就把枣整个咽下去。比喻对事物不进行分析思考。囫囵吞枣(Húlún Tūn Zǎo) means to swallow dates whole ......

后生可畏形容年轻人很优秀，能超过前辈，让人敬畏。后生：指年轻人。后生可畏 is used to describe young people that are ex......

邯郸学步比喻学习、模仿不成，反而失去了自己原有的长处、技能。People use this idiom to describe someone who imitates ot......

狗尾续貂比喻拿不好的东西接在好的东西后面，致使前后两部分差别很大。It means making an unworthy addition to a great wor......

狐假虎威比喻依仗大势力，欺压他人。 Its original meaning is that the fox borrows the tiger's ferocity to bluster ......

精卫填海比喻做事情不怕困难，坚持到底。精卫填海(Jīngwèitiánhǎi) is used to symbolize the spirit of defying the dif......