Phrasebank Vol. I

Language

中文

Chinese. 5 phrases, in dictionary order.

  1. 对牛弹琴duì niú tán qínTo talk in a way the listener cannot use.
  2. 画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúTo spoil a finished thing by adding too much.
  3. 井底之蛙jǐng dǐ zhī wāA person whose world is only as wide as a well mouth.
  4. 马马虎虎mǎmǎhūhūCareless; or only just all right.
  5. 说曹操,曹操到shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dàoSomeone appears just as they are being talked about.