modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way
嫁鸡随鸡
jià jī suí jī
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom) / A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us.
得饶人处且饶人
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom) / anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it
人怕出名，猪怕壮
rén pà chū míng , zhū pà zhuàng
Man should fear fame as pigs fear fattening (idiom).
should be divided / part of the job / one's duty under the circumstances
既来之，则安之
jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives / blood is thicker than water (idiom)
道之所存，师之所存
dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
道所存者，乃师所存者
dào suǒ cún zhě , nǎi shī suǒ cún zhě
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
手贱
shǒu jiàn
(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
世界应该更多倾听的十个故事
Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
耗失
hào shī
(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom) / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / bad things don't happen more than three times
隐瞒不报
yǐn mán bù bào
to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) / fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
到什么山上，唱什么歌
dào shén me shān shàng , chàng shén me gē
lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom) / fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
手欠
shǒu qiàn
(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
一家人不说两家话
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
补办
bǔ bàn
to do sth after the time it should have been done / to do sth to make up for not having done it before / to reapply for (a lost document, card etc)
说你胖你就喘
shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn
lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
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