Chinese Idioms Containing “

34 idioms featuring this character

1

一鸣惊人

yī míng jīng rén

Sudden, remarkable success

Literal: Bird cry that startles all

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2

三人成虎

sān rén chéng hǔ

Repeated lie becomes truth

Literal: Three people make tiger real

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3

杞人忧天

qǐ rén yōu tiān

Worry needlessly about impossible disasters

Literal: Qi person worries sky

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4

差强人意

chà qiáng rén yì

Meets minimum standards only

Literal: Barely satisfies expectations

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5

人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi

Vast crowds of people

Literal: People mountain people sea

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6

盲人摸象

máng rén mō xiàng

Mistaking partial knowledge for complete wisdom

Literal: Blind person touches elephant

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7

庸人自扰

yōng rén zì rǎo

Creating unnecessary troubles for oneself

Literal: Mediocre person self-disturbs

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8

暗箭伤人

àn jiàn shāng rén

Covert attacks avoiding direct confrontation

Literal: Hidden arrow wounds person

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9

待人热情

dài rén rè qíng

Treat others with genuine warmth and enthusiasm

Literal: Treat people warmly

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10

乐于助人

lè yú zhù rén

Find genuine pleasure in helping others

Literal: Happy to help people

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11

乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

Exploit others during their vulnerability

Literal: Ride person's danger

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12

风土人情

fēng tǔ rén qíng

Local customs and cultural characteristics

Literal: Wind earth people feelings

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13

平易近人

píng yì jìn rén

Approachable; easy to get along with

Literal: Level and easy to approach

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14

目中无人

mù zhōng wú rén

Extremely arrogant; look down on everyone

Literal: No person in one's eyes

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15

诲人不倦

huì rén bù juàn

Teach with tireless patience

Literal: Teach others without weariness

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16

人以群分

rén yǐ qún fēn

Like-minded association

Literal: People divide by groups

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17

人无完人

rén wú wán rén

Accept human flaws

Literal: No perfect person exists

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18

人心不古

rén xīn bù gǔ

Moral decline

Literal: People's hearts not ancient

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19

正人君子

zhèng rén jūn zǐ

Moral integrity

Literal: Upright gentleman

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20

损人利己

sǔn rén lì jǐ

Selfish gain

Literal: Harm others benefit self

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21

以貌取人

yǐ mào qǔ rén

Superficial judgment

Literal: Judge people by appearance

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22

人尽其才

rén jìn qí cái

Maximize individual potential

Literal: Everyone uses their talents

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23

先发制人

xiān fā zhì rén

Seize initiative

Literal: Act first to control others

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24

后发制人

hòu fā zhì rén

Strategic patience

Literal: Act later to control others

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25

借刀杀人

jiè dāo shā rén

Indirect manipulation

Literal: Kill with a borrowed knife

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26

盲人瞎马

máng rén xiā mǎ

Reckless action

Literal: Blind man blind horse

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27

人定胜天

rén dìng shèng tiān

Perseverance triumphs

Literal: Human will conquers nature

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28

人才辈出

rén cái bèi chū

Continuous talent emergence

Literal: Talents emerge in succession

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29

人杰地灵

rén jié dì líng

Place enriched by talent

Literal: Outstanding people, spiritual land

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30

舍己为人

shě jǐ wèi rén

Selflessness

Literal: Sacrifice oneself for others

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31

郑人买履

zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

Inflexible adherence

Literal: Zheng man buys shoes

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32

痴人说梦

chī rén shuō mèng

Nonsensical talk

Literal: Fool speaks of dreams

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33

出人头地

chū rén tóu dì

Achieve outstanding success

Literal: Stand out above others

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34

大快人心

dà kuài rén xīn

Public satisfaction

Literal: Greatly please people's hearts

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