“毛遂自荐”比喻自告奋勇，自己推荐自己担任某项工作。“毛遂自荐” means one who voluntarily offers to undertake a certain task.

名落孙山是名字落在榜末孙山的后面，指考试或选拔没有被录取。名落孙山 means the person's name is still after the last name of Sun Shan on the list, which indicates the person under discussion didn't

老马识途是老马认识以前走过的路。比喻有经验的人熟悉情况，能起到一定的指引作用。This proverb refers to the value of experience — people who are experienced have a way of doing things and therefore

盲人摸象指不能只看到事物的一部分,而应看全局才能了解事物的全面和真实情况。It is that one must not only see a part of something, but must take in the entirety of a situation in order to understand

门可罗雀指大门外没什么人来来往往，安静得都可以弄一张网捕雀了。形容门庭十分冷落，宾客稀少。It is extended to indicate that the place is unfrequented; visitors are few and far between.

乐不思蜀：指在新环境中得到快乐，不愿意回到原来的环境中去。“乐不思蜀(lèbùsīshǔ)” means someone is indulging himself in pleasures in a new environment and unwilling to go back home.

惊弓之鸟被指弓箭吓怕了的鸟。比喻受过惊吓或者打击的人，遇到类似的情况，就会惊恐不安。惊弓之鸟 is a metaphor for someone who was shocked or stricken at one time, who when encountering a similar sit

口若悬河指讲起话来像瀑布一样滔滔不绝。形容能言善辩，也比喻十分健谈。"口若悬河" refers to "one's speech is like a waterfall." It usually used to describe someone eloquent or talkative.

指系在老虎脖子上的铃铛，需要系上去的人解下来。比喻谁引起的麻烦，由那个人去解决。It is that the bell on a tiger’s neck must be untied by the person who tied it. It means that only the person who

精卫填海比喻做事情不怕困难，坚持到底。精卫填海(Jīngwèitiánhǎi) is used to symbolize the spirit of defying the difficulty and persisting to the end.

狐假虎威比喻依仗大势力，欺压他人。 Its original meaning is that the fox borrows the tiger's ferocity to bluster other animals. Its extended meaning is to bully people by virtue of somebody's infl

狗尾续貂比喻拿不好的东西接在好的东西后面，致使前后两部分差别很大。It means making an unworthy addition to a great work, resulting in a huge difference in the two parts.

邯郸学步比喻学习、模仿不成，反而失去了自己原有的长处、技能。People use this idiom to describe someone who imitates others blindly only to lose ones' own individuality, advantages and skills.

后生可畏形容年轻人很优秀，能超过前辈，让人敬畏。后生：指年轻人。后生可畏 is used to describe young people that are excellent and can exceed their elders and make others stand in awe. 后生 refers

囫囵吞枣指不嚼碎就把枣整个咽下去。比喻对事物不进行分析思考。囫囵吞枣(Húlún Tūn Zǎo) means to swallow dates whole without chewing them. It is a metaphor for taking things in without analysis o

画蛇添足比喻因为做了多余的事情，反而弄巧成拙、让事情变糟。 "画蛇添足" literally means drawing a snake and adding feet to it. The idiom refers to spoiling things by doing something unnecessary.

黄粱一梦比喻虚幻不能实现的梦想。富贵就像做美梦一样，转瞬即逝，最后落得一场空欢喜。 It refers to an unrealistic dream. Wealth is transient dream, which ultimately is nothing more than a flash in t

负荆请罪指认识到自己的错误，主动要求惩罚，真诚地请求对方的原谅。It is used when a person realizes his mistakes and offers a humble apology by accepting punishment willingly.

此地无银三百两比喻一些自作聪明的人想要掩饰、隐瞒某些事情，结果反而使事件暴露出来。 Tt is always used as an analogy to refer to those self-assured wise men give themselves away by concealing or co

“东山再起”本义是指隐居后再出来当官。现在也比喻失败之后，重新开始再干一番大事业。“东山再起”literally means to become an official after living in seclusion. Now it means to regain power after o