One of each type of idioms starting with one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ninety.

Single-minded

Pinyin: yī xīn yī yì

Definition: Only one mind, no other considerations.

Source: "Three Kingdoms Wei Zhi Biography of Du Shu": "I was exempted from being a commoner and moved to Zhangwu County in the first year of Jiaping." Pei Songzhi's annotation quoted from "Du Family's New Book": "Therefore, if you are single-minded, you can take any responsibility. One intention, a straight ear."

Example sentence: Therefore, Peng Guanbao takes care of defense matters, and Zhuang Zhijun takes care of military equipment.

Don't say anything else

Pinyin: èr huà bù shuō

Definition: Don't say anything else. Refers to immediate action.

Source: Lao She's "Four Generations Under One Roof" 98: "'The Japanese are finished and surrendered,' Fang Liu replied in a low voice. John Ding opened his eyes as if saying 'Amen' in church He closed his eyes for a while. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away. Example: When he came to the shore, he drove the boat and headed straight to the middle of the river.

三三二二

Pinyin: sān sān liǎng liǎng

Definition: three or two together. Describes a small number of people.

Source: Volume 47 of Guo Maoqian's "Yuefu Poetry Collection" of the Song Dynasty quoted the Jin Dynasty's poem "Jiaonu": "Fish do not move alone, but in twos and threes." Song Dynasty Xin Qiji's "Niannujiao·Shuanglu" lyrics: "I stood by and watched without saying anything at first, just two, two, three or three."

Example: At that time, there were people wearing fedora hats crookedly scattered in the Wenlin Street area.

In all directions

Pinyin: sì miàn bā fāng

Definition: Refers to all aspects or places.

Source: Song Dynasty Shi Daoyuan's "Jingde Lantern Record" Volume 20: "What happens when you suddenly encounter people from all directions?"

Example: On the night of National Day; the crowd in the capital~ Flock to the square; sing and dance; enjoy the carnival.

Colorful

Pinyin: wǔ yán liù sè

Definition: To describe complex or diverse colors. The extensions are various.

Source: Chapter 14 of "Jinghuayuan" by Li Ruzhen of the Qing Dynasty: "But the clouds that everyone climbs are colorful and have different shapes."

Example sentence: This is The history of love in Sichuan is a miracle, so those country people, oh, immediately made a guess.

Don't recognize six relatives

Pinyin: liù qīn bù rèn

Definition: Describes a person who does not respect family relationships, is unreasonable, and does not care about relatives. Sometimes it also means being unkind to anyone.

Source: Chapter 3 of "Bitter Cauliflower" by Feng Deying: "I lost my job and went to look for him. Not only did he not help, but he even disowned me."

Example: Who does this person care about? He doesn't show mercy; he does things strictly according to the rules; some people say he is ~.

Seven Emotions and Six Desires

Pinyin: qī qíng liù yù

Definition: Generally refers to people’s happiness, anger, sadness, joy, and desires.

Source: "Book of Rites·Liyun": "Seven emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil and desire. Six desires: life and death, ears, eyes, mouth and nose."

Example: Human beings are not vegetation; Who hasn’t~?

Support from all directions

Pinyin: bā fāng zhī yuán

Definition: Describes support and assistance from all sides.

Example sentence: When one side is in trouble, support from all sides

A drop in the nine oxen

Pinyin: jiǔ niú yī máo

Interpretation: A drop in the body of the nine oxen Root hairs. It is a metaphor for a very small quantity in a huge quantity, which is insignificant.

Source: Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty, "A Letter to Ren Shaoqing": "If you order your servants to submit to the law and be punished, it will be like the death of a hair from nine oxen. How is it different from an ant?"

Example sentence: This is County magistrates, with special ears, can save tens of thousands of families in a city from poverty and homelessness.

100% perfect

Pinyin: shí quán shí měi

Definition: perfect, without any defects.

Example: New things are not always perfect when they first appear, but they always develop and grow, and will eventually replace the old things.