手心手背都是肉, literally “both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh”, is used to mean that someone feels so difficult to choose between two things or persons that are equally important or valuable. Check out how to use it. Continue reading “So difficult to choose between two equally important things”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
一字一故事，走进汉字的奇妙世界
有人说：“一个汉字就是一个故事。千百年来的风俗礼仪，社会结构、伦理道德、哲学思考、审美意识——中华民族的文化‘基因’，几乎都隐藏在一个个汉字对所要反映的事物的摩画、概括和美化之中。” Continue reading “一字一故事，走进汉字的奇妙世界”
How to differentiate between 多亏, 幸亏, 幸好 and 好在?
All these four words 多亏, 幸亏, 幸好 and 好在 can be used for a situation: due to some favorable conditions, bad results are avoided. How to differentiate between them? Continue reading “How to differentiate between 多亏, 幸亏, 幸好 and 好在?”
16个成语之最，绝了
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纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度。金风玉露一相逢，便胜却、人间无数。
柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路。两情若是久长时，又岂在、朝朝暮暮。
纖雲弄巧，飛星傳恨，銀漢迢迢暗度。金風玉露一相逢，便勝卻、人間無數。
柔情似水，佳期如夢，忍顧鵲橋歸路。兩情若是久長時，又豈在、朝朝暮暮。