1. yqi zh ho jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other. 2.

. yn'r-dolng to plug one's ears while stealing a bell (idiom); to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand 3. zhosn-ms lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold 4. Qrn-yutin man of Q fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears 5. ymo-bb (saying) stingy; parsimonious 6. bnmn-nngf display one's slight skill before an expert 7. hln-tnzo to read hastily without thinking 8. jiz-ry kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 9. tiny-wfng perfect (job); without a trace; flawloess (lies) 10. mnglu-snshn (idiom) to fail in imperial exam 11. zhl-wim making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation 12. shulu-shch As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light / When facts are known, doubts dissipate. / Murder will out. / Name of a CCTV soap opera set in police station 13. xingyu-chngzh to plan in advance (idiom); a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed 14. jy-fnsn to raise one and infer three (idiom); to deduce many things from one case 15. qngch-yln lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet ,|, 16. Jinglng-cijn Mr Jiang has exhausted his talent (idiom); to have used up one's literary talent or energy 17. ybi-td failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly / a crushing defeat / beaten and in a hopeless position 18. xnku-chung to talk off the cuff (idiom); idle talk 19. kuru-xunh mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab 20. rhu-rt lit. white cogon flower like fire (idiom); fig. a mighty army like wildfire / daunting and vigorous (momentum) / flourishing / magnificent 21. cnghi-sngtin lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom); time brings great changes / life's vicissitudes 22. wih-zuchng to act as accomplice to the tiger (idiom); to take the part of the devil / to help a villain against honest people 23. hji-hwi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people 24. lngbi-wijin villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends) 25. hush-tinz lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it 26. lom-sht an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experience worker know what to do / an old hand knows the ropes 27. com-jibng lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered 28. jnggng zh nio lit. bird startled by a bowshot (idiom); fig. a frightened person 29. nnyun-bizh (fig.) act in a way that defeats one's purpose 30. wngmi-zhk quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); to console onself with false hopes 31. shr-pzh sweeping 32. skng-jingun a common occurrence 33. hnsh-shyng insinuate 34. tub-cngrng (of student or intellectual) give up civilian pursuits to join the military, to join the army voluntarily 35. dngchung-shf to come to light; the game is up 36. Ylng-zd ignorant and boastful 37. zuf-zb a scheme that boomerangs; to get into trouble through one own's scheme