Today we will learn some idioms with Miracle Mandarin! Let’s start!
àiwūjíwū
爱屋及乌
Love me, love my dog.
Bǎi wén bùrú yí jiàn.
百闻不如一见。
One look is worth a thousand words.
Seeing is believing.
Chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng.
拆东墙补西墙。
rob Peter to pay Paul
cíjiùyíngxīn
辞旧迎新
bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
dàkāiyǎnjiè
大开眼界
broaden one’s horizon; be an eye-opener
Huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo.
活到老学到老。
never too old to learn
jiǎotāshídì
脚踏实地
be down-to-earth
jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ.
君子之交淡如水。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
mǎdàochénggōng
马到成功
achieve immediate victory; win instant success
mínglìshuāngshōu
名利双收
gain both fame and wealth
nòngqiǎochéngzhuō
弄巧成拙
make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
Qiānlǐ zhīxíng shǐyú zúxià.
千里之行始于足下。
A thousand-li journey begins with the first step–the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.
Qián shì bú wàng, hòu shì zhī shī.
前事不忘，后事之师。
Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
Rén féng xǐshì jīngshen shuǎng.
人逢喜事精神爽。
People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
Shìshang wú nánshì, zhǐ pà yǒuxīn rén.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Tiān yǒu búcè fēngyún.
天有不测风云。
Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue.
Wù yǐ lèi jù, rén yǐ qún fēn.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birds of a feather flock together.
Xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ.
新官上任三把火。
A new broom sweeps clean.
Yīngxióng suǒjiàn luè tóng.
英雄所见略同。
Great minds think alike.
Yán yǐ lǜ jǐ, kuān yǐ dài rén.
严以律己，宽以待人。
Be strict with oneself and lenient with others.
Yǒuqíng rén zhōngchéng juànshǔ.
有情人终成眷属。
Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.
Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiānghuì.
有缘千里来相会。
Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.
Yìyán jìchū, sì mǎ nánzhuī.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A promise is a promise.
A real man never goes back on his words.
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