Pinyin Dictionary results for "bu chi"

不啻
just as; no less than; like (sth momentous); as good as; tantamount to
不齿
to despise; to hold in contempt
不啻天渊
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely; worlds apart; the gap couldn't be bigger
不耻下问
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
兔子不吃窝边草
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草
see 又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom); fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
吃硬不吃软
susceptible to force but not persuasion
吃软不吃硬
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom); amenable to coaxing but not coercion
好汉不吃眼前亏
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
lit. a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom); fig. one should not go back to one's past experiences (of love, job etc)
敬酒不吃吃罚酒
to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit; fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more
货问三家不吃亏
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
货比三家不吃亏
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
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