Chinese Idioms Containing “如”

Value time preciously

Literal na kahulugan: Value time like gold

Keep secrets well

Literal na kahulugan: Guard mouth like bottle

In perfect element

Literal na kahulugan: Fish finds water

Instant friendship

Literal na kahulugan: Tilt hat like old friends

Know something thoroughly

Literal na kahulugan: Count like family treasures

Entranced in dreamlike state

Literal na kahulugan: Like drunk like dream

Extreme caution in risky situations

Literal na kahulugan: Like walking on thin ice

Absolutely stable and unshakable

Literal na kahulugan: Stable like Mount Tai

Perfectly satisfying every expectation

Literal na kahulugan: Match heart according wish

Maintain absolute silence about sensitive matter

Literal na kahulugan: Avoid discussing as deep

Just right; perfectly appropriate

Literal na kahulugan: Just as its portion requires

Irrefutable evidence; conclusive proof

Literal na kahulugan: Iron evidence like a mountain

Lifelike; vividly realistic

Literal na kahulugan: Vividly as if alive

Irresistible momentum; sweeping advance

Literal na kahulugan: Momentum like splitting bamboo

Feeling as if ages have passed

Literal na kahulugan: Dimly as if separated by lifetimes

As always; unchanged

Literal na kahulugan: Same as it has always been

Add to one's strength; become even more powerful

Literal na kahulugan: Like tiger adding wings

Readily accept good advice

Literal na kahulugan: Follow good like flowing water

Be consistent inside and out

Literal na kahulugan: Outside and inside as one

Treat each other with respect

Literal na kahulugan: Respect each other like guests

Instant connection

Literal na kahulugan: Meet like old friends

Reckless extravagance

Literal na kahulugan: Spend gold like dirt

Intense and vigorous

Literal na kahulugan: Like fire, like white flowers

Be thoroughly prepared

Literal na kahulugan: As if facing a great enemy

Feeling relieved

Literal na kahulugan: As if releasing a heavy burden

Extreme discomfort

Literal na kahulugan: As if sitting on needles

Extremely thin

Literal na kahulugan: Bones thin as sticks