Buddhist glossary : Ministry of female characters : Women Ministry > If
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jiurutangRudongli VillageRu'an StreetRuyi,an S-shaped ornamental object,usually,made of jade,formerly a symbol of good luck TownhouseDongru Road
Anru VillagetianrunanShiruli VillageRuyi,an s-shaped ornamental object,usually,made of jade,formerly a symbol of good luck GardenXinru Village
ruzhifangruhecongIf caboxiaoruxunPuruliya
Dibrugarhkuruji Townshipas if awakening from a dreamregardlessbe in one's element
as thin as a lathblazingas stable as Mount Taiknow sth. as a person knows his ten fingerspass days as if they were years
be deeply attached to each otheras solid as a rockabject povertygo up in the airto be dead broke
face death unflinchinglybe on the anxious seatas if enumerating one's family valuables— very familliar with one's subjectas ferocious as wolves and tigerstruth to nature [life]
aptbe a load off one's mindcarry all before onewith might redoubledas if thirsting or hungering for sth.
arise suddenlyact and think in one and the same wayand what notbe perfectly satisfiedlove others as self
Impossible andHao, such as be huge voluminous as a vast sea of fogProof positive as (if) Mountainsatisfaction ruyi,an S-shaped ornamental object,usually,made of jade,formerly a symbol of good luckso so
Nierudui XiangNierumai Xiang(literally) ideas coming like a swelling spring--brimming with ideas and thoughts(literally) a heart being cut by a knife--heart-brokenEverything goes well
in a (regular) stewclose as brothersdirect with easeregard as worn-out shoesin one voice
That's all there's to it.all at sealike the shadow following the person— very closely associated with each otherreadily accept sb.'s correct opinion or advicetread on delicate ground
act towards one another like brothers and sistersreadily accept good advicethe smug calculationindividual thinking is as varied as individual looksto be imbeded in
rise to the occasionlike melting snow with hot water— easily donerestlessfollow a set patternflee helter-skelter
beautiful,brightas if being cut off from the outside world for ages(literally) The five viscera are on fire--very anxioustreat each other with respectlike flowers and as jades
anxious to returnspectators formed a solid wall of humanitywind and rain sweeping across a gloomy sky, , a grim and grave situationwind and rain sweeping across a gloomy sky-a grim and grave situationreverberate like thunder
deep favorto sweat profuselyfeel like standing upon the edge of an abyssas drunk as fiddlerJinru wish
get one's wishas stable as Mount Taishankill people like fliescross a dangerous pass as easily as walking on level ground, handle a crisis without difficultya very plausible tongue
be able to answer the questions fluently withont hesitationrain cats and dogssteadinessas an arrow on the straining cordready to startbe in extreme poverty
can't say boo to a gooseknow sth.thoroughly by heart as one who can recite a passage backward fluentlythe present cannot compare with the pastas if one had found a treasuresend sb. off with a flea in his ear
reply rapidly and fluentlyhold one's cards close to one's chest(literally) The mouth agrees with the mind.--to speak one's mind franklyemptya lot of guests
closely guard a secretin a precarious situationguests feel at homeforesee with divine accuracyeasy as my eye
almost extinctvast happinessprofligacybe sharpas of old
respect each other like gueststo grudge ink as if it were gold (said of one who would not write too readily)handle a situation with ease; be equal to the situation(literally) The heart is like still water.--a mind without worries,have bellows to mend
be borne out by ironclad evidenceempty house resembles a standing chime stoneclickto remain aloof from each other though associated till the hair is whitelike the sun at high noon
be gone like the yellow stork(literally) Man living in the world is like a sojourner in a hotel.--Life is shortbe on one's guard for all possible dangersThe style is the man.the sun and the moon move back and forth like a shuttle-time flies
like the rising sun— have great expectationsin a plaintive voicelike flies taking to rottennesslike ants seeking sth.rank-smelling-as-warm of people running after unhole somethings or leaning on influential people for supportskin a flint
dispense the law without biasas light as a featherbe swollen with arrogance but lack mental or spiritual ballastwork miracles in manoeuvring troopslook as if one had lost one's parents— look utterly wretched
run in the same groovebleed like a pigThat accounts for the milk in the cocoa -nut[coconut]as hard as rockbe in a frantic hurry
cheeseparingcopious tearsbanquet of brineto love the subjects as if they were his own children (said of a ruler or official)sit pretty
to keep one's integrity intact in adversityorders are as inviolable as a mountainas thick as June blackerriesconsider oneself inferior to anotherdetest evil
amenso much forlife is but a dreamIt's better toretire or quit (connoting frustration, disappointment, etc.)regard as useless
the years passturn a deaf ear toWhat can (I or we) do about it?be comfortable as one who has swallowed the best drinksregard as wastes
regard danger as nothinghills as if smiling in the springso I heardgathering of dignitarieseasy and dignified
like brothersWhat should I (or we) do?To follow what is right is like walking uphill (or climbing a hill)be driven by passion, risk sex adventuresregard as one's foe
as pale as ashes(literally) Every order is as firm as a mountain.--Orders must be obeyed implicityit happened exactly as expectedbreak with tremendous forcewalk as if flying
as lean as a rakeday and night pass quickly as a shuttlefraternizeso and soplay
granitelie in a heapbut fornayhowever
bristlyexactlyI am in the same position or hold the same opinionpicturesquethreadlike