| 释义 |
If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding.
- 惜墨如金xī mò rú jīn
regard one's ink as if it were gold -- One will not easily paint [write].
- 要不是yào bú shì
if it were not for; but for
- 若非ruò fēi
if not; had it not been; were it not for
- 畏敌如虎wèi dí rú hǔ
fear the enemy as if he were a tiger
- wouldn't=would not
- 过时不候guò shí bú hòu
won't wait if past the appointed time
- 若无其事ruò wú qí shì
act as if nothing were on one's mind; as if nothing had happened
- 简直是jiǎn zhí shì
in the nature of; only not; as it were
- 甘之如饴gān zhī rú yí
enjoy sth. bitter as if it were malt sugar
- 厚皮的hòu pí de
they'd, thick-skinned
- 是否shì fǒu
if; whether; whether or not; is or isn't; if ... or not
- 中听zhōng tīng
pleasant to the ear
- 贴金箔tiē jīn bó
gilding
- 剁铁如泥duò tiě rú ní
would cut clean through iron as though it were mud.
- 不用不喊bú yòng bú hǎn
Waste not want not
- 不是bú shì
ain't, an't, isn't, nope, wasn't, weren't
- 惯于guàn yú
wont
- 盂方水方yú fāng shuǐ fāng
If the basin be is square, the water in it would also be square.
- 丸剂wán jì
pill; pilula; pills
- 不行bú háng
be not allowed; won't do; be out of the question
- 岂非qǐ fēi
Wouldn't it...; Isn't it...
- 屯街塞巷tún jiē sāi xiàng
The streets were pressed so full that the alleys were stopped and people could
- 装得老实zhuāng dé lǎo shí
look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth
- 岂不qǐ bú
Isn't that...?; Doesn't that...?; Hasn't that...?; Won't that...?
- 困恼kùn nǎo
bitter pill
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