Chinese Idioms

目瞪口呆

mù dèng kǒu dāi
astonished; dumbfounded

手舞足蹈

shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
dance for joy (because of excitement)

鼻青脸肿
(鼻青臉腫)

bí qīng liǎn zhǒng
with a bloody nose and a swollen face

眉清目秀

méi qīng mù xiù
bright eyes and graceful eyebrows; delicate features

眉开眼笑
(眉開眼笑)

méi kāi yǎn xiào
be all smiles; beam with joy

口是心非

kǒu shì xīn fēi
saying something that one does not mean

眼疾手快

yǎn jí shǒu kuài
sharp-eyed and deft-handed

冬暖夏凉
(冬暖夏涼)

dōng nuǎn xià liáng
warm in winter and cool in summer

四季如春

sì jì rú chūn
spring-like all year round

风和日丽
(風和日麗)

fēng hé rì lì
gentle breeze and beautiful sun

电闪雷鸣
(電閃雷鳴)

diàn shǎn léi míng
lightning accompanied by thunder

雨过天晴
(雨過天晴)

yǔ guò tiān qíng
sunshine after the rain

晴空万里
(晴空萬里)

qíng kōng wàn lǐ
clear sky without any clouds

万里无云
(萬里無雲）

wàn lǐ wú yún
cloudless

乌云密布
(烏雲密佈)

wū yún mì bù
dark clouds gather

狂风大作
(狂風大作)

kuángfēng dàzuò
strong wind

狂风暴雨
(狂風暴雨)

kuáng fēng bào yǔ
stormy weather

和风细雨
(和風細雨)

hé fēng xì yǔ
gentle wind and rain

伤心欲绝
(傷心欲絕)

shāng xīn yù jué
heartbroken, dying by heartbreak

后悔莫及
(後悔莫及)

too late to regret

冷冷清清

lěng lěng qīng qīng
quiet and cheerless

平平安安

píng píng ān ān
safe and sound

任劳任怨
(任勞任怨)

rèn láo rèn yuàn
to bear hardship without complaint

乐在其中
(樂在其中)

lè zài qí zhōng
to find pleasure in

慕名而来
(慕名而來)

mù míng ér lái
to come attracted by somebody or something's fame