(idiom) to have an affinity with each other / to find each other congenial
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament
to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
杏花村
xìng huā cūn
village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 / by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
曲高和寡
qǔ gāo hè guǎ
difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs
吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
to be refused entrance (idiom) / to find the door closed
出脱
chū tuō
to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child)
套问
tào wèn
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
碍难
ài nán
inconvenient / difficult for some reason / to find sth embarrassing
评头论足
píng tóu lùn zú
lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental
有志者事竟成
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom) / where there's a will, there's a way
置之死地而后生
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom) / refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
得道多助
dé dào duō zhù
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
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