1. 无巧不成书：形容事情十分巧合。

1. "It's a tale of coincidence": This idiom describes a situation where everything is extremely coincidental.

2. 不打不相识：是说通过交手，相互了解能更好地结交。

2. The saying "no battle, no friendship" means that through confrontation and interaction, one can better understand and befriend each other.

3. 十八般武艺：泛指各种技能、方法。

3. All sorts of martial arts: A general term for various skills and methods.

4. 久旱逢甘露：喻宿愿一但得到实现时的极其喜悦心情。

4. A long drought meets sweet dew: A metaphor for the extremely joyful feeling when a long-cherished wish is finally realized.

5. 无风不起浪：比喻事出有因。

5. No wind, no waves: A metaphor meaning that there is a reason for everything that happens.

6. 听风就是雨：刚听到一点风声就信以为真。

6. Make a mountain out of a molehill: Believing something to be true as soon as you hear a little bit of gossip or rumour.

7. 八字没一撇：比喻事情毫无眉目，未见端绪。

7. There's not a single stroke in the eight characters: This idiom比喻s that a matter has no clue or no beginning in sight.

8. 鲤鱼跳龙门：比喻中举、升学或升官等飞黄腾达之事。

8. The carp jumping over the Dragon Gate: A metaphor for success in passing the imperial examination, advancing in education, or gaining a promotion, symbolizing rapid rise and prosperity.

9. 八九不离十：几乎接近（实际情况）。

9. Virtually accurate: almost close to the actual situation.

10. 乱点鸳鸯谱：形容瞎指挥，胡乱凑合。

10. Blindly match鸳鸯谱: A phrase that describes incompetent leadership and haphazardly combining things together.

11. 换汤不换药：指形式改变了而本质没有改变。

11. Change the packaging but not the medicine: This refers to a situation where the form has changed but the essence remains the same.

12. 一碗水端平：比喻对相关各方一视同仁，不偏向任何一方。

12. A level playing field: A metaphor for treating all parties concerned equally without favoring any one side.

13. 十二个月气象谚语：正月寒二月湿，正好时候春三月，暖四月，燥五月，热六月，湿七月，不冷不热是八月，九月凉，十月冷，冬腊两月冻冰雪。

13. Meteorological Proverbs for Twelve Months: In the first month it's cold, the second month it's wet; March is the perfect springtime, April is warm, May is dry, June is hot, July is wet, August is neither cold nor hot, September is cool, October is cold, and the winter and La months are frozen with snow and ice.

14. 一鼻孔出气：喻态度和主张相同。（贬义）。

14. Sing from the same hymn sheet: A metaphor for having the same attitude or stance. (Pejorative).

15. 空口说白话：形容光说话不做事，或光说而没有行动。

15. All talk and no action: An idiom used to describe a person who talks a lot but does not do anything, or who speaks but does not take action.

16. 依葫芦画瓢：喻刻板地照着做。

16. Copy the gourd and draw the calabash: Figuratively refers to doing something in a rigid, copycat manner.

17. 破罐子破摔：比喻有了缺点、错误，不加改正，任其自流，甚至向更坏的方向发展。

17. Kicking the can down the road: A metaphor that describes the situation where someone ignores their flaws or mistakes, allowing them to continue without correction, and even to deteriorate further.

18. 东闪日头西闪雨，南闪火门开，北闪有雨来；(

18. If the sun shines from the east, it will rain from the west; if the sun shines from the south, the fire gate will open; if the sun shines from the north, rain is coming.

19. 快刀斩乱麻：喻以果断迅速的手段解决纷繁复杂的问题。?>

19. Cut the Gordian knot: A metaphor for using decisive and swift means to solve complex and tangled problems.

20. 天高皇帝远：形容无人管得了的偏远地方。

20. High sky, distant emperor: A phrase describing a remote place where no one has jurisdiction.

21. 阴沟里翻船：比喻在有把握的地方出了问题。

21. Turning over in a culvert: A metaphor for having problems in a place where one feels secure.

22. 物以稀为贵：东西少就觉得贵重。

22. "The rarer, the more valuable: When things are scarce, they seem more precious."

23. 乌头风，白头雨，一块乌云在头顶，再大风雨也不惊。

23. Wind from the Aconite, rain from the white hair, a dark cloud over the head, not startled by even the greatest storms and rains.

24. 老牛拉破车：形容慢或办事效率低。

24. Old ox pulling a broken cart: Used to describe something slow or with low efficiency in handling affairs.

25. 千里送鹅毛：喻礼轻而情意重。

25. The act of sending a goose feather over a thousand miles: A metaphor for a light gift with profound sentiments.

26. 病急乱投医：病情危急不审医术善否即求诊治，亦以喻事势危急，盲目求援。

26. Desperation in seeking medical help: In a critical condition, seeking medical treatment without considering the doctor's skill, also used to比喻 a dangerous situation, blindly seeking assistance.

27. 鸟枪换大炮：喻情况紧急或条件有很大的改善。

27. "Bird gun for a cannon": A metaphor for a situation being urgent or conditions having greatly improved.