| 瑕不掩瑜 | 瑕不掩瑜 | the defects cannot obscure the virtues |
| 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 | 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 | They are concerned before anyone else and enjoy themselves only after everyone else finds enjoyment |
| 贤妻良母 | 賢妻良母 | a dutiful wife and loving mother |
| 险象环生 | 險象環生 | signs of danger appearing everywhere |
| 逍遥法外 | 逍遙法外 | to remain out of the law’s reach; be at large |
| 逍遥自在 | 逍遙自在 | to enjoy leisure without restraint |
| 笑里藏刀 | 笑裡藏刀 | murderous intent behind a smile |
| 销声匿迹 | 銷聲匿迹 | to vanish without leaving any trace behind |
| 兴高采烈 | 興高採烈 | in rapture |
| 心灰意懒 | 心灰意懶 | disheartened, downhearted, dispirited |
| 心急火燎 | 心急火燎 | to feel immense impatience or anxiety; to have the jitters |
| 兴师动众 | 興師動衆 | move troops (draw in many people) in order to get something done |
| 胸有成竹 | 胸有成竹 | to have an image of bamboo in one's mind |
| 虚张声势 | 虛張聲勢 | to make a deceptive show of power |
| 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 | 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後 | Modesty can make people progress and conceit can make people lag behind. |
| 喧宾夺主 | 喧賓奪主 | the secondary supersedes the primary |
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