Chinese idioms starting with S (page 2)
Four-character idioms (chengyu) from CC-CEDICT, sorted by pinyin.
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- 岁不我与 suì bù wǒ yǔ Time and tide wait for no man
- 随风倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò to trim one's sails with the wind
- 随风倒柳 suí fēng dǎo liǔ lit. a willow that bends with the wind
- 随机应变 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation ; pragmatic
- 随口胡诌 suí kǒu hú zhōu to talk random nonsense ; to say whatever comes into one's h
- 随声附和 suí shēng fù hè to parrot other people's words ; to chime in with others
- 碎尸万段 suì shī wàn duàn to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic t
- 虽死犹生 suī sǐ yóu shēng lit. although dead, as if still alive ; still with us in spi
- 碎心裂胆 suì xīn liè dǎn in mortal fear
- 随心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
- 随遇而安 suí yù ér ān at home wherever one is ; ready to adapt
- 岁月流逝 suì yuè liú shì as time goes by
- 岁月如梭 suì yuè rú suō time flies
- 损公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit ; personal
- 损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit ; personal gain to
- 所见所闻 suǒ jiàn suǒ wén what one hears and sees
- 缩手缩脚 suō shǒu suō jiǎo bound hand and foot ; constrained
- 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
- 缩衣节食 suō yī jié shí to economize on clothes and food
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