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Chinese Slang

The next section contains an exhaustive list of some idiomatic expressions used in Chinese.

An Jian Song Ren - "Hurting others with dark arrows" - Attack and hurt others using covert methods.
Bu Ru Hu Xue, Yan De Hu Ze - "How can (we) retrieve the baby tiger without going into the tiger's nest?" - Great Rewards usually require a great degree of risk.
Chen Feng Po Lon - "Ride the wind and Break the waves" - Used to describe those who tries hard to achieve their ambitions.
Dong Shan Zai Chi - "The Rise of the East mountain, again" - Used to describe the apparent defeat and the come back of someone or some event.
En Jian Chou Bao - "Return favor with vangence" destroy those who are nice to you(rather than be nice to them also).
Fay Er Tou Huo - "Moth throw itself into the fire" Used to describe a rather suicidal attempt going against a much greater force.
Guan Pi Min Fan - "Government pressures, Citizens revolt" - Citizens will revolt when the government does them injustice(IRS?).
Hu Ja Hu Wei - "Fake fox, Fearsome tiger" - Describes those who are weak themselves but hide behind a powerful source to harm others.
Ji Yi Chi Ren Zhi Dao, Huan Zhi Chi Ren Zhe Shen - "Use other's methods against other's body" - Do to others what others do to you.
Ku Kou Pou Shin - "Bitter Mouth, Old lady's heart" - Used to describe those who tries VERY hard to persuade others.
Lon Zhen Hu Dou - "Dragon struggles, Tiger fights" - Used to describe the excitement of a battle/competition.
Ma Po To Fu - "Numb Bean Curd" - One of my favourite dishes from the Suczhen providence. It is supposed to be so spicy that your tongue will be numbed after you have a certain amount of it.
Moo Yi Tszen Zhou - "Wood have already made into a Boat" - Once something is done, there is no turning back.
Nin Wei Yu Sui, Bu Wei Wa Quan - "Rather have the broken Jade than the whole Pot" - Used to describe those who would sacrifice themselves rather than to be taken hostage.
Ou Duan Su Lian - "The lotus root is broken, but the string still connects" - Used to describe relationships that seems to be broken but still carries on(Hmm...).
Pei Le Fu Ren Yo Zhe Bing - "Lose the lady and the soldier!" - Used to describe a situation in which someone tries to take advantage of but end up losing much more than he gained.
Qian Wu Gou Ren - "No ancients before us" - Go where no man has gone before!.
Ren Zei Tsou Fu - "Beg the thief to be the Stepfather" - Join forces with the enemy.
Shen Gon Gui Fu - "God's work, Ghost's axe" - Used to describe master pieces crafted so exquisitely that they seem to be created not by humans, but my super natural beings!
Ton Zhou Gon Ji - "Work together on the same Boat" - Used to describe a situation where team members really help each other out in a difficult situation.
Wu Fa Wu Tien - "No law, no sky" - Lawless and godless, absolutely merciless.
Xong Yo Chen Zhu - "Bamboo in the Heart" - Describe a display of absolute confidence due to good planning.
Yi Fu Don Guan, Van Fu Mo Kai - "One soldier blocks the entrance, ten thousand soilders could not open it" - Used to describe the importance of location.
Zi Zhi Zi Ming - "Know ones own brightness" - Having enough sense to know corretly view oneself.

And now you can have a look at the slang used by Chinese Youngsters who exchange messages in the web.
pp =pian pian= picture
mm =meimei= girl
ppmm =piaoliang mei mei= pretty girl
fb =fu bai= corruption = dining out
bt =bian tai= perverted
opa =hao de= OK
ding =ding= support, agree
3x =xiexie= thanks
88 =zaijian= bye-bye
286 = ?? = out of fashion

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