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Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 30

bō li bēi qī chá – kàn dào dǐ 玻璃杯沏茶 – 看到底 Infuse tea in a glass
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 29

chàng gē bú kàn qǔ běn – lí pǔ 唱歌不看曲本 – 离谱 Don't read the music score when singing a song
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 28

sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn – lù rén jiē zhī 司马昭之心 – 路人皆知 Everyone on the street is aware of Sima Zhao's intent. – The villain's design is obvious to all.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 27

lín dài yù de xìng zi – duō chóu shàn gǎn 林黛玉的性子 – 多愁善感 Like Lin Daiyu, one is excessively sentimental.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 26

sì yuè de bīng hé – kāi dòng (dòng) le 四月的冰河 – 开动（冻）了 Glaciers begin to thaw in April.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 25

fēi jī shàng tiào sǎn – yī luò qiān zhàng 飞机上跳伞 – 一落千丈 Bale out from a flying plane – drop down a thousand zhang or suffer a drastic decline; like jumping from a flying plane, they decline drastically.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 24

wáng xī zhī xiě zì – héng shù dōu hǎo王羲之写字– 横竖都好 A character out of Wang Xizhi's hand – vertical strokes are as good as horizontal ones; like Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, it is good in every way.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 23

dà nián chū yī dǎi tù zi – yǒu tā guò nián, wú tā yě guò nián 大年初一逮兔子 – 有它过年，无它也过年 Trying to catch a rabbit on the first day of the lunar year – One celebrates or spends the New Year, no matter whether s/he has got a rabbit or not. This allegory refers to somethi...