nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 08:41 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 08:41 AM No problem for the Monkey King, with his powers to transform himself: 摇身一变 yao2 shen1 yi2 bian4
Guest Barbara Posted January 26, 2004 at 08:50 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 08:50 AM which makes everything only 变本加厉
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 09:10 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 09:10 AM All these transformations are necessary because you have to get ready : 励兵抹马 li4 bing1 mo4 ma3
Guest Barbara Posted January 26, 2004 at 09:27 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 09:27 AM being prepared as well as that, there will be instant victory 马到成功
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 09:47 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 09:47 AM V 功成名遂 gong1 cheng2 ming2 sui4
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 10:08 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 10:08 AM Should we read between the lines ? Because 意在言外 Yi4 wai4 zai4 yan2 wai4
Guest Barbara Posted January 26, 2004 at 10:24 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 10:24 AM and, alas, so many things are just 外面儿光
blob Posted January 26, 2004 at 11:03 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 11:03 AM Ahh. but all such things will eventually be exposed under 光天化日 (guang1tian1 hua4ri4)
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 11:32 AM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 11:32 AM Just wait and see: 日久自明 ri4 jiu3 zi4 ming2
Guest Barbara Posted January 26, 2004 at 12:09 PM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 12:09 PM sharp-sightedly 明察秋毫
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 04:11 PM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 04:11 PM little cause, big effects: 毫厘千里 hao2 li2 qian1 li2
Guest Barbara Posted January 26, 2004 at 04:52 PM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 04:52 PM operate both inside and outside 里应外合
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 05:20 PM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 05:20 PM that's what's called now a joint-venture 合资企业 he2 zi1 qi3 yi4
Guest Barbara Posted January 26, 2004 at 06:29 PM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 06:29 PM as the Germans put it so aptly "Ohne Fleiss kein Preis" 业精于勤
nnt Posted January 26, 2004 at 07:13 PM Report Posted January 26, 2004 at 07:13 PM and a Scott might say : " a penny is a penny" : 勤俭持家 qin2 jian3 chi2 jia
Guest Barbara Posted January 27, 2004 at 04:18 AM Report Posted January 27, 2004 at 04:18 AM there is always the odd Buddhist monk who seeks to live penniless 家徒四壁
nnt Posted January 27, 2004 at 07:07 AM Report Posted January 27, 2004 at 07:07 AM But the treasures lie somewhere else, and the walls of Shaolin temple are high and well defended 壁垒森严 bi4 lei3 sen1 yan2
Guest Barbara Posted January 27, 2004 at 07:30 AM Report Posted January 27, 2004 at 07:30 AM so that everybody is well prepared for the bad boys to come 严阵以待
nnt Posted January 27, 2004 at 09:05 AM Report Posted January 27, 2004 at 09:05 AM That's public relations! 待人接物 dai4 ren2 jie1 wu4
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