[tāmtrong] (adv) EN: straightforwardly ; truthfully ; according to the facts ; frankly ; bluntly ; directly ; as a matter of fact ; not beating about the bushFR: directement ; franchement
[场 / 場, cháng, ㄔㄤˊ]threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings; classifier for number of some languages and actions (cannot be followed by a noun)#247[Add to Longdo]
[不动声色 / 不動聲色, bù dòng shēng sè, ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ]maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid#21029[Add to Longdo]
[手下留情, shǒu xià liú qíng, ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ]lit. start off leniently (成语 saw); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts.#32416[Add to Longdo]
[不虚此行 / 不虛此行, bù xū cǐ xíng, ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ]the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip#53198[Add to Longdo]
[名不副实 / 名不副實, míng bù fù shí, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˊ]the name does not reflect the reality (成语 saw); more in name than in fact; Reality does not live up to the name.; Excellent theory, but the practise does not bear it out.#56241[Add to Longdo]
[为富不仁 / 為富不仁, wéi fù bù rén, ㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ]the benevolent man cannot be rich (成语, saw from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).#64403[Add to Longdo]
[并行不悖 / 並行不悖, bìng xíng bù bèi, ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ]both can be implemented without coming into conflict; not be mutually exclusive; run parallel#74929[Add to Longdo]
[既往不咎, jì wǎng bù jiù, ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ]to forget and not bear recriminations (成语 saw); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.#78100[Add to Longdo]
[无风不起浪 / 無風不起浪, wú fēng bù qǐ làng, ㄨˊ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄤˋ]lit. without wind there cannot be waves (成语 saw); there must be a reason; no smoke without fire#84072[Add to Longdo]
[不求甚解, bù qiú shèn jiě, ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ]lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (成语 saw); only looking for an overview; not bothered with the details; superficial; content with shallow understanding#84408[Add to Longdo]
[为仁不富 / 為仁不富, wéi rén bù fù, ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ]the rich man cannot be benevolent (成语, saw from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).#517242[Add to Longdo]
[不吝珠玉, bù lìn zhū yù, ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄩˋ]lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (成语 saw, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.; Your criticism will be most valuable.[Add to Longdo]
[人非生而知之者,熟能无惑 / 人非生而知之者,熟能無惑, rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě, shú néng wú huò, ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟ ㄕㄥ ㄦˊ ㄓ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ, ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ]Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)[Add to Longdo]
[家丑不可外传 / 家醜不可外傳, jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán, ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ]The shame of the family must not be spread abroad (俗语 common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public.[Add to Longdo]
[ない, nai](adj-i) (1) (uk) (See 亡い) nonexistent; not being (there); (2) unpossessed; unowned; not had; (3) (See またとない) unique; (4) (as ...ことがない, etc.) indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; (aux-adj) (5) (See ない) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ...; (6) (after the -te form of a verb) to not be...; to have not ...; (P)#952[Add to Longdo]
[ちがう, chigau](v5u, vi) (1) to differ (from); to vary; (2) to not be in the usual condition; (3) to not match the correct (answer, etc.); (4) (See 話が違う) to be different from promised; (P)#2504[Add to Longdo]
[せんにん, sennin](n) (1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); (2) one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men; (P)#16544[Add to Longdo]
[naranai (P); naranu ; naran ; narimasen](exp) (1) (usu. ...てならない or ...でならない) cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to; (2) (usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない) must not ...; should not ...; (3) (usu. ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, or ...ねばならない) must ...; have to ...; ought to ....; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[かくしんはん, kakushinhan](n) (1) crime of conscience; (2) premeditated crime (viewed as mistaken usage); act carried out while knowing that it should not be[Add to Longdo]
[たまったものではない, tamattamonodehanai](exp) (1) (uk) (emphatic form of 堪らない) (See 堪らない・たまらない・1) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable; (2) (uk) (See 堪らない・たまらない・2) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do; (3) (uk) (See 堪らない・たまらない・3) tremendous; out of this world; irresistible[Add to Longdo]
[たまらない, tamaranai](exp, adj-i) (1) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable; (2) cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do; (3) tremendous; out of this world; irresistible; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[きゃっかしょうこ, kyakkashouko](exp) look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself[Add to Longdo]
[きょうげべつでん, kyougebetsuden](n) (See 不立文字) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)[Add to Longdo]
[きょうかすいげつ, kyoukasuigetsu](n) flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words[Add to Longdo]
[てすき(手透き;手隙;手すき;手空き);てあき(手空き;手明き), tesuki ( te suki ; te geki ; te suki ; te aki ); teaki ( te aki ; te aki )](n, adj-no) (1) not busy; unengaged; being free; (2) leisure[Add to Longdo]