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Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 20

páng xiè jiá wān dòu – lián pá dài gǔn 螃蟹夹豌豆 – 连爬带滚 A crab carrying a pea – crawling and rolling. This saying is often used to describe those who flee in a panic after being defeated.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 19

tù zi wěi ba – cháng bù liǎo 兔子尾巴 – 长不了 The tail of a rabbit can't be long. – Something won't last long; Somebody's days are numbered.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 18

jiàn zài xián shàng – bù dé bù fā 箭在弦上 – 不得不发 The arrow on the bowstring has to be shot. or When the arrow is on the string, it must go. – At some point, the situation will have developed to the point that one will have to take action.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 17

gāo shè pào dǎ wén zi – xiǎo tí dà zuò 高射炮打蚊子 – 小题大做 Killing a mosquito with a cannon – making a mountain out of a molehill
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 16

láo hǔ dài fó zhū – jiǎ cí bēi 老虎戴佛珠 – 假慈悲 A tiger wearing a monk's beads – A vicious person pretending to be benevolent
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 15

zhǐ láo hǔ – wài qiáng zhōng gān 纸老虎 – 外强中干 Paper tiger – something or someone is outwardly strong but inwardly weak.
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 14

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Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 13

qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ – hūn tóu hūn nǎo 骑驴找驴 – 昏头昏脑 To look for the donkey while riding it – be muddle-headed láo hǔ dài fó zhū – jiǎ cí bēi 老虎戴佛珠 – 假慈悲 A tiger wearing a monk's beads – A vicious person pretending to be benevolent