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Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 32

fú wù yuán shàng chá – hé pán tuō chū 服务员上茶 – 和盘托出 A waiter comes to serve tea – reveal everything; hold nothing back
Chinese Two Part Allegorical Sayings 31

ɡuān qǐ mén lái dǎ luó - mínɡ shēnɡ zài wài 关起门来打锣 - 名声在外 Close the door to beat gongs -- be well-known
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.