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如醉如梦
Aug 3

Entranced in dreamlike state

rú zuì rú mèng

Life Philosophy
刮目相看
Aug 2

Reassess someone who has improved

guā mù xiāng kàn

Wisdom & Learning
口干舌燥
Aug 1

Exhausted from excessive talking

kǒu gān shé zào

Life Philosophy
泰然自若
Jul 31

Maintain perfect composure under pressure

tài rán zì ruò

Success & Perseverance
杞人忧天
Jul 30

Worry needlessly about impossible disasters

qǐ rén yōu tiān

Life Philosophy
不痛不痒
Jul 29

Ineffective and inconsequential

bù tòng bù yǎng

Life Philosophy
不卑不亢
Jul 28

Maintain perfect dignified composure

bù bēi bù kàng

Relationships & Character
心猿意马
Jul 27

Restless, unfocused mind

xīn yuán yì mǎ

Life Philosophy
信手拈来
Jul 26

Create effortlessly from mastery

xìn shǒu niān lái

Success & Perseverance
入木三分
Jul 25

Profoundly penetrating insight

rù mù sān fēn

Wisdom & Learning
不胫而走
Jul 24

Spread widely and rapidly on its own

bù jìng ér zǒu

Life Philosophy
本末倒置
Jul 23

Prioritize minor over fundamental matters

běn mò dào zhì

Wisdom & Learning
风雨无阻
Jul 22

Persist despite difficult conditions

fēng yǔ wú zǔ

Success & Perseverance
走马观花
Jul 21

Observe hastily and superficially

zǒu mǎ guān huā

Life Philosophy
自强不息
Jul 20

Strive continuously for self-improvement

zì qiáng bù xī

Success & Perseverance
对牛弹琴
Jul 19

Present to wrong audience

duì niú tán qín

Wisdom & Learning
左右逢源
Jul 18

Find advantage in all directions

zuǒ yòu féng yuán

Success & Perseverance
城门失火
Jul 17

Innocent bystanders suffer from others' problems

chéng mén shī huǒ

Life Philosophy
坐井观天
Jul 16

Judge with limited perspective

zuò jǐng guān tiān

Wisdom & Learning
高山流水
Jul 15

Perfect artistic understanding between friends

gāo shān liú shuǐ

Relationships & Character
万马奔腾
Jul 14

Powerful unstoppable momentum

wàn mǎ bēn téng

Life Philosophy
戛然而止
Jul 13

Come to an abrupt halt

jiá rán ér zhǐ

Life Philosophy
囫囵吞枣
Jul 12

Accept without proper understanding

hú lún tūn zǎo

Wisdom & Learning
指鹿为马
Jul 11

Deliberately distort truth as power display

zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

Life Philosophy
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