关于人品的成语 Idioms about Personalities

翻译/Translator： 影Shadow

关于不好人品的成语 Idioms about Personalities not Good

水可以载舟，亦可以覆舟 This refers a boat as the head of a nation, and the water as the people. Literally, it means water can carry the boat but can also overturn the boat. Usually it describes how people can support the head to the top position and can also topple the authority if he/she does not do the right thing. 涂炭生灵This refers to some policymakers who make wrong policies or just overspend the public’s fund, and make the people live a miserable life. Usually this happened in feudal society of China. 拆了东墙补西墙This describes some people’s wrong behavior or taking one good piece of a wall to fix the hole on another wall, which indicates some people solve a problem while create another problem. 心怀叵测Some people have vicious intention in doing something that looks good or normal. 秀才遇到兵有理说不清 Literally, it means people with knowledge cannot be understood by people without knowledge beyond any explanations. 伤风败俗Things and behaviors that are abnormal, betraying traditional values and creating bad influence on the society. 诡计多端 People with too much evil thoughts who play tricks a lot. 道高一尺魔高一丈 When better people set higher standard, worse people will break this standard with more techniques 不三不四Things or ways not appropriate 不择手段Someone who tries all unethical means to achieve his/her goal in life. 唯我独尊Only he/she is the most important. 目中无人Only he/she sees himself/herself as a person 成事不足败事有余Someone does not assist you anything, just creates problems or set barriers to you 横刀夺爱Take away or steal the one or the things you love or possess 雪上加霜Literally, it means frost is added to snow. It refers to someone who makes your situation worse if you are in difficulty already. 无中生有Someone who may fabricate stories or spread rumors about you that never happened. 落井下石When you are in a difficult situation, Someone even sets up to make it worse for you. 两面三刀Someone who says things differently to different people, making the relationships harder to deal with. 狼狈为奸Usually this indicates two or more people who come together to think about or do bad things.

心狠手辣Someone who is very vicious inside and can do bad things to harm others 心口不一 Someone who says differently from what he/she has in mind 言多必失Someone who says too much always shows a problem. 言而无信Someone who promises a lot but cannot keep promises. 当面一套背后一套Someone who behave differently when in front of you compared when behind you 自欺欺人Someone who does not only cheat himself/herself but also cheat others 雕虫小技Someone who plays small tricks to set things up 班门弄斧Someone who is skill less but shows off in front of professionals 狐假虎威Someone is powerless but pretends to be powerful under the cover of someone else who is powerful 故弄玄虚Someone who plays tricks and fools around 财迷心窍Someone who only cares about their money or material belongings 作茧自缚Someone who builds a nest for himself/herself and loses freedom because of this. 为虎作伥Someone who helps the evil do bad things 张冠李戴Someone who remembers things wrong and match things up wrong 为所欲为Someone who does whatever he/she likes and does not care about others 掩耳盗铃 Literally, the story is about someone who stole a bell by covering his ears that he had thought no one could hear. This refers to someone who can do things only cheat himself. 假公济私Someone who appropriate public funds to make himself/herself sufficient 小人常戚戚Someone who does bad things are always scared 勾心斗角This indicates an environment where people trick each other’s 说话的君子，做事的小人Someone who says nicely but acts viciously 居功自恃Someone who takes others’ credit under his/her own 好大喜功Someone who has a high rank likes extravagant expenses and get credits 不劳而获，坐享其成Someone who does not make efforts but want to get credits from others 为所欲为Someone who does whatever he/she likes without caring others 孤陋寡闻Someone who knows little 小人之心度君子之腹Someone who judges good people wrong because he/she has a vision differently 斤斤计较Someone who is picky about money or petty issues 滥竽充数Someone who is skill less wants to fool others 顺手牵羊Someone who takes away others’ belongings by chance 上梁不正下梁歪 The fathers/mothers of questionable qualities bring up questionable kids 喜新厌旧Someone always get attracted by new and tired of old. This has negative meanings. 小人先告状 The evil accuses first 欺上瞒下 One who deceives his/her supervisor and meanwhile hides facts from the underlings at work 吃里爬外One who takes advantages of his/her own family and meanwhile try to encroach on other’s belongings outside of the family 恩将仇报Return other’s favor with hatred or betrayal

关于好的人品 Idioms about Good Personalities

老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼Someone who respects his/her elder in his/her family also respect other elders, someone who cares about his/her own kids also cares about others’ kids 爱人如己Someone who cares about others like caring about himself/herself 爱屋及乌Someone who loves someone else to the degree that he/she also loves the birds on the roof of the house 雪中送炭Literally, it means someone who sends coal to others in snowy winter. In a deeper sense, it refers to someone who give out needy things at difficult moment of others 言而有信,说到做到，言行一致 Someone who always keeps promises 滴水之恩当涌泉相报 If someone has done a good thing to you, you should return them with thousands of good things 肝胆相照 Someone who is sincerely and truthful 忠心耿耿Someone who is loyal 形影相随Someone who always stays with you 貌由心生Appearance changes according to one’s personalities 风雨同舟患难与共Friends stay with you in the same boat when you are suffering and having problems 吃的眼前亏方为人上人He/she who can gives in at the moment is the higher person 身先士卒He/she sacrifices first 公而忘私Someone who cares about public more than himself/herself 鞠躬尽瘁Someone who tries his/her best to public affairs 克己奉公Someone who is strict with himself/herself but try to serve the public 冰晶玉洁Someone who has a pure heart 一片冰心在玉壶Someone who is sincere to his/her family 洁身自好Someone who is always conscious of his/her behavior 君子坦荡荡Someone who has good personalities never feels guilty 两袖清风An official who is righteous and has no corruptions or scandals 赤子之心 Someone who is as naïve as a child 出淤泥而不染Someone who maintains good personalities even the surroundings are bad 白璧无瑕 Someone with personalities that are as pure as jade 厚德载物 Someone who takes on the responsibilities because he/she is morally adorable and behaves appropriately 上善若水Someone with adaptive personalities according to different situations and has a soft approach to handle difficulties 功德无量Someone who has done a lot of good things and are full of merits 蕙质兰心 Usually refers to the kindness of women 铁面无私Someone who is righteous and selfish less 大公无私Someone who is generous and selfish less 克己复礼 Someone who ignores his/her own needs but try to abide by the right rituals 拾金不昧Someone who never put the money into his/her own pocket if he/she finds any 尊老爱幼Someone who respects the elders and also takes good care of the young 忍辱负重Someone who has suffered a lot for a great cause or for others 得道多助Someone with merits gets help easily 朝令夕改Someone who realizes his/her mistakes and corrects soon 任劳任怨Someone who takes on workloads and misunderstandings from others but never complains 身体力行Someone who always 吃苦在前，享福在后Who suffers first and enjoy later 孜孜以求Anyone who tries his/her best to achieve something good 诲人不倦 This refers to teachers who always try to teach and help students 蜡炬成灰泪始干This usually refers to teachers who teach so well and devotes themselves to teaching career 心灵手巧 Someone who is both smart and dexterous 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐We should worry beforehand and be happy afterward 宽以待人We should be forgiving 慈颜悦色Someone who looks nice with happiness 心怀坦荡Someone who has not done things wrong so he/she is not afraid of questioning 坚忍不拔This refers to a persistent personality 谦谦君子Someone who is humble and behaves well 得饶人处且饶人Be forgiving whenever possible 设身处地Always place yourself into the situation of others 窗明几净 Literally it means the windows are Clare and desks are lean. It refers to a very clean study/working environment 学海无涯苦作舟 There is no limit to knowledge, but bitterness is always associated along the way 苦中作乐 Looking for pleasure during hardships 佛法无边 There is no limit to Buddhism 回头是岸 You can always stop what you are doing and look back for help from Buddha 相得益彰Tow things that benefit each other 互惠互利Doing business or making agreement that make profits for each other 以身作则 Setting and example for others to follow 伶牙利嘴 Someone who is good at talking that makes relationship works well 天马行空 Someone who enjoys freedom and travels anywhere he/she wants 忠贞不渝 Loyal and faithful 至始至终 Someone who is persistent in something or love from the beginning till the end 敝帚自珍 Always cherish personal belongings no matter they are valuable or not 细致入微 Taking care every need of others 起死回生/妙手回春 This mostly describes a doctor who can save the life of the patient. 如沐春风 The audience feel like spring breeze after some nice conversation with nice people 不弃不离 Someone never abandons or leaves his/her spouse or lover 白头到老 A couple always stay in good relation till they become old 金玉良言 Good words that inspire others 气壮山河/豪情壮志 Ambitious and influential 三人行必有我师 There must be a teacher among three people. This tells us to be humble and always try to learn 以小见大We can see a bigger picture from a small one 积少成多 Accumulation amounts to quantities 人多力量大 More people, more powerful 千里之行始于足下 A long trip with thousands of miles start from out fee 行云流水 Someone who writes articles or play instruments easily and fluently 敢爱敢恨 Someone who dare to love good things and also hate bad things 书山有路勤为径 Only dedicated efforts can result in abundant knowledge 高山仰止 Someone who is high in morality deserves respect 譐譐善诱Someone good at persuading others with good reasoning. This always refers to a teacher or an elder 专心致志 Always stay focused on study or work 有功之臣 Assistants who have contributed a lot to the outcome 德才兼备 Someone who are both talented and ethical 文武双全 Someone who is a master of both arts, literature and martial arts 才高八斗Someone who is extremely talented especially in arts and literature 全力以赴 Someone always tries his/her best 一心一意full-heartedly in doing something especially in love 有志者事竟成 One who always succeeds if he/she has a goal 才思敏捷 One who is very smart in thoughts 善解人意 Someone who is understanding and compassionate 同心同德 people who share the same thoughts and values 百战百胜 Someone who always wins at battles

尊师重道 Respect the teachers and pay attention to ethnical standards 和气生财 Harmony and peace generate prosperity 生生不息 Life passes on 从谏如流 Usually this refers to a leader who adopts constructive advices 文如其人 Writers write things which reflect their mind and heart 明辨是非 tell right or wrong very accurately 尊老爱幼 Respect the elders and take care of the young 表里如一 Inside and outside are the same 物有所值 a commodity deserves its selling price 价廉物美 a commodity with both good quality and reasonable price 文质彬彬 Someone who is good mannered and polite 据理力争 Try to argue with reason to win 放下屠刀立地成佛Stop killing and become a buddha flollower 慈颜善目Someone who has a benign face and kind eyes 有借有还 Someone who always return what he/she awes 和平共处 Peaceful coexistence 呕心沥血 Someone who tries his/her best to achieve something 难得糊涂 Pretend not knowing, this always describes someone who is very wise. 大智若愚 People of wisdom looks like dump from the appearance 滴水之恩当涌泉相报 People should return the favor of one drop of water with a well of water 以德报怨 Return hatred with forgiveness and generosity 闻道有先后术业有专攻 People get to know right things at different stages of life, their specialties are also different 化干戈为玉帛Turn confrontations into friendship 义正词严 Someone has ground so can talk bravely 小巧可爱 Something little and lovely 勤劳善良Someone who both works had and is kind 英明果断 One who makes very good decisions very fast 堂堂正正 Someone who doesn’t hide anything and always does things with good reasons 积善积德 One who always do good things and help others in his/her daily life 为民除害 Getting rid of disasters for the public 名利双收 One who has not only achieved fame but also made a fortune 完璧归赵 Return a good thing in good shape after a period’s possession or borrowing 衣锦还乡Return hometown after become wealthy and successful 得人心者得天下If you win the hearts of the people, then you win the whole world 情同手足 Friendships that resemble the relationships between good brothers 青出于蓝胜于蓝 The student or follower learns from the tutor but exceeds his/her tutor later 吃苦在前享福在后 One who experience hardship first and enjoy happiness later 儿孙满堂 Sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters are all doing well and happen to be in the same house 恩恩爱爱 Couples that love each other 恩重如山 Someone who has done a lot of good things to the younger, so they are high respected and appreciated 团团满满 This describes the happiness of friends, family or lovers when get united 和为善 It’s precious t be peaceful and harmonious 百花争鸣 Hundreds of different flowers blossom. This refers to the democracy of intellectual thoughts 伸张正义 One who stands for the justice not necessarily for himself/herself

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