(exp) (uk) unable to contain oneself
itching to do something
cannot sit still
(exp) (id) slow and steady wins the race
there is luck in the last helping
(exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(exp) haves and have-nots
(exp) (id) When one door is shut, another is open
The world is as kind as it is cruel
(exp) Man proposes, God disposes (proverb) (lit: Man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven or fate)
(exp) (id) People will talk
(exp) Heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes
(exp) (id) Cut your coat according to your cloth
(exp) consider your income before spending
(exp) (id) Give him an inch and he'll take an ell
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard
(exp) (id) It's hard to please everybody
(exp) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes
being the apple of one's eye
(exp) Have a good time!
(exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(exp) spare no effort while you are young
heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
(exp) you can't control what people say
you can't stop rumours (rumors)
(exp) Although blue dye comes from the indigo plant, it is bluer than indigo
The student has overcome the master (from whom he has learned)
(exp) (id) Where there's a will, there's a way
(exp) take a long walk off a short pier
go stick your head in a pig
lit: bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
(int) (obsc) Happy New Year
(n) (comp) redirection disallowed originator
(n) (comp) redirection disallowed originator
(exp,v5u) to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err (from Analects of Confucius)
(exp,v5u) to err and not change one's ways, this is what it is to err (from Analects of Confucius)
(exp) (id) He that has a head of glasses must not throw stones at another
(exp) (arch) If you wish to succeed, first help others to succeed (from Analects of Confucius)
