MDBG Mobile Chinese English Dictionary (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone)

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保留	bǎo liú	to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
本来	běn lái	original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
成语	chéng yǔ	Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage / CL:条,本,句
不用说	bù yòng shuō	needless to say; it goes without saying
俗语	sú yǔ	common saying / proverb / colloquial speech
一寸光阴一寸金	yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn	(saying) time is precious
名言	míng yán	saying / famous remark
鸡犬升天	jī quǎn shēng tiān	lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道，鸡犬升天)
显而易见	xiǎn ér yì jiàn	clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
不辞而别	bù cí ér bié	to leave without saying good-bye
二话不说	èr huà bù shuō	(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
可想而知	kě xiǎng ér zhī	(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
一分耕耘，一分收获	yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò	(saying) you reap what you sow
年年有余	nián nián yǒu yú	lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
习语	xí yǔ	common saying / idiom
不言而喻	bù yán ér yù	it goes without saying; it is self-evident
农谚	nóng yàn	farmers' saying
口头禅	kǒu tóu chán	Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
身正不怕影子斜	shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié	lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
至理名言	zhì lǐ míng yán	wise saying; words of wisdom