Chengyu — E 26 idioms

• 恶叉白赖惡叉白賴 è chā bái lài ㄜˋ ㄔㄚ ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄞˋ ok3 caa1 baak6 laai6 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy +
• 峨冠博带峨冠博帶 é guān bó dài ㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄞˋ ngo4 gun3 bok3 daai2 official class; intellectual class (idiom) +
• 恶贯满盈惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄢˇ ㄧㄥˊ ok3 gun3 mun5 jing4 lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil; replete with vice; guilty of monstrous crimes +
• 扼喉抚背扼喉撫背 è hóu fǔ bèi ㄜˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ aak1 hau4 fu2 bui3 lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom); fig. to occupy all key points (military) +
• 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass +
• 鹅毛大雪鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ngo4 mou4 daai6 syut3 goose feather snow (idiom); big heavy snow fall +
• 蛾眉皓齿蛾眉皓齒 é méi hào chǐ ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄠˋ ㄔˇ ngo4 mei4 hou6 ci2 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman +
• 恩比天大 ēn bǐ tiān dà ㄣ ㄅㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ jan1 bei2 tin1 daai6 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom) +
• 恩将仇报恩將仇報 ēn jiāng chóu bào ㄣ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔㄡˊ ㄅㄠˋ jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3 to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) +
• 恩同再造 ēn tóng zài zào ㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄠˋ jan1 tung4 zoi3 zou6 (idiom) a great life-saving favor +
• 恩威兼施 ēn wēi jiān shī ㄣ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ jan1 wai1 gim1 si1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom) +
• 饿莩遍野餓莩遍野 è piǎo biàn yě ㄜˋ ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ ngo6 piu5 pin3 je5 starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine +
• 饿殍载道餓殍載道 è piǎo zài dào ㄜˋ ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ ngo6 piu5 zoi3 dou6 starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine +
• 饿莩载道餓莩載道 è piǎo zài dào ㄜˋ ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ ngo6 piu5 zoi3 dou6 starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine +
• 耳鬓厮磨耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó ㄦˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄙ ㄇㄛˊ ji5 ban3 si1 mo4 lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom); fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood +
• 耳聪目明耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive +
• 耳根清净耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world +
• 二话不说二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur +
• 而立之年 ér lì zhī nián ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji4 laap6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) the age of 30 +
• 耳熟能详耳熟能詳 ěr shú néng xiáng ㄦˇ ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ji5 suk6 nang4 coeng4 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) +
• 耳顺之年耳順之年 ěr shùn zhī nián ㄦˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ji5 seon6 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old +
• 耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng ㄦˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ji5 tai4 min6 ming6 to give sincere advice (idiom); to exhort earnestly +
• 尔虞我诈爾虞我詐 ěr yú wǒ zhà ㄦˇ ㄩˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄚˋ ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3 lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the other; deceit and treachery +
• 恶有恶报惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds; sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7) +
• 阿谀奉承阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng ㄜ ㄩˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking +
• 恶语中伤惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously +