塞外

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• 闭门塞窦閉門塞竇 bì mén sè dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄡˋ bai3 mun4 sak1 dau6 to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense +
• 豺狼塞路 chái láng sāi lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄙㄞ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 sak1 lou6 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power +
• 敷衍塞责敷衍塞責 fū yǎn sè zé ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊ fu1 hin5 sak1 zaak3 (idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously +
• 茅塞顿开茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄞ maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear +
• 塞翁失马塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) +

• 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens +
• 吃里扒外吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds +
• 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas +
• 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected +
• 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected +