Dictionary - results for 以

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
以	㕥	yǐ	- old variant of 以[yi3]
以	㠯	yǐ	- old variant of 以[yi3]
以	以	Yǐ	- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以	以	yǐ	- to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place)
予以	予以	yǔyǐ	- to give - to impose - to apply
以上	以上	yǐshàng	- that level or higher - that amount or more - the above-mentioned
以下	以下	yǐxià	- that level or lower - that amount or less - the following
以来	以來	yǐlái	- since (a previous event)
以便	以便	yǐbiàn	- so that - so as to - in order to
以免	以免	yǐmiǎn	- in order to avoid - so as not to
以内	以內	yǐnèi	- within - less than
以前	以前	yǐqián	- before - formerly - previous - ago
以北	以北	yǐběi	- to the north of (suffix)
以南	以南	yǐnán	- to the south of (suffix)
以及	以及	yǐjí	- as well as - too - and
以埃	以埃	YǐĀi	- Israel-Egypt
以外	以外	yǐwài	- apart from - other than - except for - external - outside of - on the other side of - beyond
以太	以太	yǐtài	- Ether-
以往	以往	yǐwǎng	- in the past - formerly
以律	以律	Yǐlǜ	- Eluid (son of Achim)
以后	以後	yǐhòu	- after - later - afterwards - following - later on - in the future
以撒	以撒	Yǐsǎ	- Isaac (son of Abraham)
以叙	以敘	YǐXù	- Israel-Syria
以期	以期	yǐqī	- in order to - hoping to - attempting to - waiting for
以东	以東	yǐdōng	- to the east of (suffix)
以此	以此	yǐcǐ	- with this - thereby - thus - because of this
以求	以求	yǐqiú	- in order to
以为	以為	yǐwéi	- to believe - to think - to consider - to be under the impression
以至	以至	yǐzhì	- down to - up to - to such an extent as to ... - also written 以至於\|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
以致	以致	yǐzhì	- to such an extent as to - down to - up to
以西	以西	yǐxī	- to the west of (suffix)
以军	以軍	yǐjūn	- Israeli soldiers
以防	以防	yǐfáng	- (so as) to avoid - to prevent - (just) in case
以降	以降	yǐjiàng	- since (some point in the past)
何以	何以	héyǐ	- whence
借以	借以	jièyǐ	- so as to - for the purpose of - in order to
冠以	冠以	guànyǐ	- to label - to call
加以	加以	jiāyǐ	- in addition - moreover - (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) - to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) - to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
可以	可以	kěyǐ	- can - may - possible - able to - not bad - pretty good
报以	報以	bàoyǐ	- to give in return
巴以	巴以	BāYǐ	- Palestinian-Israeli (relations)
得以	得以	déyǐ	- able to - so that sb can - enabling - in order to - finally in a position to - with sth in view
所以	所以	suǒyǐ	- therefore - as a result - so - the reason why
是以	是以	shìyǐ	- therefore - thus - so
用以	用以	yòngyǐ	- in order to - so as to
给以	給以	gěiyǐ	- to give - to grant
致以	致以	zhìyǐ	- to express - to present - to extend - to tender (greetings, thanks etc)
藉以	藉以	jièyǐ	- variant of 借以[jie4 yi3]
赖以	賴以	làiyǐ	- to rely on - to depend on
足以	足以	zúyǐ	- sufficient to... - so much so that - so that
辅以	輔以	fǔyǐ	- supplemented by - accompanied by - with
除以	除以	chúyǐ	- divided by
难以	難以	nányǐ	- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
不可以	不可以	bùkěyǐ	- may not
之所以	之所以	zhīsuǒyǐ	- the reason why
代之以	代之以	dàizhīyǐ	- (has been) replaced with - (its) place has been taken by
以亿计	以億計	yǐyìjì	- to number in the thousands
以利亚	以利亞	Yǐlìyà	- Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
以利于	以利於	yǐlìyú	- for the sake of - in order to
以太网	以太網	Yǐtàiwǎng	- Ethernet
以弗所	以弗所	yǐfúsuǒ	- Ephesis
以斯帖	以斯帖	Yǐsītiě	- Esther (name)
以此为	以此為	yǐcǐwéi	- to regard as - to treat as
以法莲	以法蓮	Yǐfǎlián	- Ephraim (city)
以至于	以至於	yǐzhìyú	- down to - up to - to the extent that...
以致于	以致於	yǐzhìyú	- so that - to the point that
以色列	以色列	Yǐsèliè	- Israel
半以上	半以上	bànyǐshàng	- more than half
年以来	年以來	niányǐlái	- since the year ...
所以然	所以然	suǒyǐrán	- the reason why
美以美	美以美	Měiyǐměi	- Methodist (Christian sect)
茅以升	茅以升	MáoYǐshēng	- Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist
黄以静	黃以靜	HuángYǐjìng	- Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1947-) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus
一直以来	一直以來	yīzhíyǐlái	- in the past always - for a long time now - until now
不以为然	不以為然	bùyǐwéirán	- not to accept as correct (idiom); to object - to disapprove - to take exception to
予以照顾	予以照顧	yǔyǐzhàogù	- to ask somebody to carefully consider a request (idiom)
以一驭万	以一馭萬	yǐyīyùwàn	- to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人废言	以人廢言	yǐrénfèiyán	- to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以人为本	以人為本	yǐrénwéiběn	- people-oriented
以备不测	以備不測	yǐbèibùcè	- to be prepared for accidents
以债养债	以債養債	yǐzhàiyǎngzhài	- debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤	以儆效尤	yǐjǐngxiàoyóu	- in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom) - as a warning to others
以免借口	以免藉口	yǐmiǎnjièkǒu	- to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
以利亚撒	以利亞撒	Yǐlìyàsǎ	- Eleazar (son of Eluid)
以利亚敬	以利亞敬	Yǐlìyàjìng	- Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up) - Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20 - Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13
以卵击石	以卵擊石	yǐluǎnjīshí	- lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible - to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
以和为贵	以和為貴	yǐhéwéiguì	- harmony is to be prized
以太网络	以太網絡	Yǐtàiwǎngluò	- Ethernet
以太网路	以太網路	Yǐtàiwǎnglù	- Ethernet
以夷制夷	以夷制夷	yǐyízhìyí	- to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) - Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
以小挤大	以小擠大	yǐxiǎojǐdà	- minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
以少胜多	以少勝多	yǐshǎoshèngduō	- using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以工代赈	以工代賑	yǐgōngdàizhèn	- to provide work to relieve poverty
以弗所书	以弗所書	Yǐfúsuǒshū	- Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
以弱胜强	以弱勝強	yǐruòshèngqiáng	- using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱	以強凌弱	yǐqiánglíngruò	- there is no honor in the strong bullying the weak (idiom)
以德报怨	以德報怨	yǐdébàoyuàn	- to return good for evil (idiom) - to requite evil with good
以慎为键	以慎為鍵	yǐshènwéijiàn	- to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
以斯帖记	以斯帖記	Yǐsītiějì	- Book of Esther
以斯拉记	以斯拉記	YǐsīlāJì	- Book of Ezra
以暴制暴	以暴制暴	yǐbàozhìbào	- to use violence to curb violence
以暴易暴	以暴易暴	yǐbàoyìbào	- to replace one tyranny by another - to use violence against violence
以本人名	以本人名	yǐběnrénmíng	- under one's own name - named after oneself
以柔克刚	以柔克剛	yǐróukègāng	- to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
以权压法	以權壓法	yǐquányāfǎ	- to abuse power to crush the law
以权谋私	以權謀私	yǐquánmóusī	- to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
以此类推	以此類推	yǐcǐlèituī	- and so on - in a similar fashion
以毒攻毒	以毒攻毒	yǐdúgōngdú	- to cure ills with poison (TCM) - to fight evil with evil - set a thief to catch a thief - to fight fire with fire
以汤沃沸	以湯沃沸	yǐtāngwòfèi	- to manage a situation badly (idiom)
以牙还牙	以牙還牙	yǐyáhuányá	- a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
以眼还眼	以眼還眼	yǐyǎnhuányǎn	- an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him - to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以示警戒	以示警戒	yǐshìjǐngjiè	- to serve as a warning (idiom)
以礼相待	以禮相待	yǐlǐxiāngdài	- to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以色列人	以色列人	Yǐsèlièrén	- Israelite - Israeli
以华制华	以華制華	yǐhuázhìhuá	- use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
以药养医	以藥養醫	yǐyàoyǎngyī	- "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
以虚带实	以虛帶實	yǐxūdàishí	- to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
以西结书	以西結書	Yǐxījiéshū	- Book of Ezekiel
以言代法	以言代法	yǐyándàifǎ	- to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以讹传讹	以訛傳訛	yǐéchuáné	- to spread falsehoods - to increasingly distort the truth - to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
以貌取人	以貌取人	yǐmàoqǔrén	- to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
以资证明	以資證明	yǐzīzhèngmíng	- in support or witness hereof (idiom)
以赛亚书	以賽亞書	Yǐsàiyàshū	- Book of Isaiah
以身作则	以身作則	yǐshēnzuòzé	- to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国	以身報國	yǐshēnbàoguó	- to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身抵债	以身抵債	yǐshēndǐzhài	- forced labor to repay a debt
以身相许	以身相許	yǐshēnxiāngxǔ	- to give one's heart to - to devote one's life to
以身许国	以身許國	yǐshēnxǔguó	- to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法	以身試法	yǐshēnshìfǎ	- to challenge the law (idiom) - to knowingly violate the law
以逸待劳	以逸待勞	yǐyìdàiláo	- to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy - to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
以邻为壑	以鄰為壑	yǐlínwéihè	- to use one's neighbor as a drain - to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
以防万一	以防萬一	yǐfángwànyī	- to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case - prepared for any eventualities
以飨读者	以饗讀者	yǐxiǎngdúzhě	- for the benefit of the reader
以马内利	以馬內利	yǐmǎnèilì	- Emanuel
但以理书	但以理書	Dànyǐlǐshū	- Book of Daniel
何以见得	何以見得	héyǐjiàndé	- how can one be sure?
信以为真	信以為真	xìnyǐwéizhēn	- to take sth to be true
俭以防匮	儉以防匱	jiǎnyǐfángkuì	- frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
俭以养廉	儉以養廉	jiǎnyǐyǎnglián	- frugality makes honesty (idiom)
全力以赴	全力以赴	quánlìyǐfù	- to do at all costs - to make an all-out effort
冷战以后	冷戰以後	lěngzhànyǐhòu	- post-Cold War
力足以做	力足以做	lìzúyǐzuò	- afford - able to
努力以赴	努力以赴	nǔlìyǐfù	- to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
半数以上	半數以上	bànshùyǐshàng	- more than half
嗤之以鼻	嗤之以鼻	chīzhīyǐbí	- to snort disdainfully - to scoff at - to turn up one's nose
严以律己	嚴以律己	yǎnyǐlǜjǐ	- to be strict with oneself (idiom) - to demand a lot of oneself
坐以待毙	坐以待斃	zuòyǐdàibì	- to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
夙愿以偿	夙願以償	sùyuànyǐcháng	- a long-cherished ambition is realized
夜以继日	夜以繼日	yèyǐjìrì	- night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
梦寐以求	夢寐以求	mèngmèiyǐqiú	- to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) - to long for sth day and night
好整以暇	好整以暇	hàozhěngyǐxiá	- to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
如愿以偿	如願以償	rúyuànyǐcháng	- to have one's wish fulfilled
孜孜以求	孜孜以求	zīzīyǐqiú	- diligent and tireless (idiom)
学以致用	學以致用	xuéyǐzhìyòng	- to study sth to apply it - study for practical applications
宽以待人	寬以待人	kuānyǐdàirén	- to be lenient with others (idiom)
引以为傲	引以為傲	yǐnyǐwéiào	- to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾	引以為憾	yǐnyǐwéihàn	- to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣	引以為榮	yǐnyǐwéiróng	- to regard it as an honor (idiom)
忘乎所以	忘乎所以	wànghūsuǒyǐ	- to get carried away - to forget oneself
忘其所以	忘其所以	wàngqísuǒyǐ	- see 忘乎所以[wang4 hu1 suo3 yi3]
情何以堪	情何以堪	qínghéyǐkān	- how can this be endured! (idiom)
忧苦以终	憂苦以終	yōukǔyǐzhōng	- worried to death (idiom)
拭目以待	拭目以待	shìmùyǐdài	- lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
持之以恒	持之以恆	chízhīyǐhéng	- to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
授人以柄	授人以柄	shòurényǐbǐng	- to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) - to give someone a hold on oneself
掉以轻心	掉以輕心	diàoyǐqīngxīn	- treat sth lightly - to lower one's guard
据实以告	據實以告	jùshíyǐgào	- to report according to the facts - to tell the truth - to tell it like it is
数以亿计	數以億計	shùyǐyìjì	- countless - innumerable
数以千计	數以千計	shùyǐqiānjì	- thousands (of sth)
数以百计	數以百計	shùyǐbǎijì	- hundreds of
数以万计	數以萬計	shùyǐwànjì	- tens of thousands - numerous
文以载道	文以載道	wényǐzàidào	- words of truth - moral expressed in words - written article explaining a moral
晓以大义	曉以大義	xiǎoyǐdàyì	- to reason with sb - to lecture
有史以来	有史以來	yǒushǐyǐlái	- since the beginning of history
有生以来	有生以來	yǒushēngyǐlái	- since birth - for one's whole life
欺以其方	欺以其方	qīyǐqífāng	- deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)
此时以前	此時以前	cǐshíyǐqián	- heretofore
濯锦以鱼	濯錦以魚	zhuójǐnyǐyú	- to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
无以复加	無以復加	wúyǐfùjiā	- in the extreme (idiom) - incapable of further increase
无以为报	無以為報	wúyǐwéibào	- unable to return the favor
无以为生	無以為生	wúyǐwéishēng	- no way to get by
无言以对	無言以對	wúyányǐduì	- to be left speechless - unable to respond
物以类聚	物以類聚	wùyǐlèijù	- similar things come together (idiom); like draws like - Birds of a feather flock together.
相濡以沫	相濡以沫	xiāngrúyǐmò	- to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources - mutual help in humble circumstances
瞠目以对	瞠目以對	chēngmùyǐduì	- to return only a blank stare - to stare back
绳之以法	繩之以法	shéngzhīyǐfǎ	- to punish according to the law - to bring to justice
习以成俗	習以成俗	xíyǐchéngsú	- to become accustomed to sth through long practice
习以成性	習以成性	xíyǐchéngxìng	- deeply ingrained - steeped in
习以为常	習以為常	xíyǐwéicháng	- accustomed to - used to
翘首以待	翹首以待	qiáoshǒuyǐdài	- to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) - to anxiously await
聊以塞责	聊以塞責	liáoyǐsèzé	- just to get away with one's responsibilities - in order to get off the hook
聊以自慰	聊以自慰	liáoyǐzìwèi	- just to console oneself (idiom)
聊以解闷	聊以解悶	liáoyǐjiěmèn	- relaxation
自以为是	自以為是	zìyǐwéishì	- to believe oneself infallible (idiom) - to be opinionated
自古以来	自古以來	zìgǔyǐlái	- since ancient times
虚位以待	虛位以待	xūwèiyǐdài	- to reserve a seat - to leave a position vacant
虚己以听	虛己以聽	xūjǐyǐtīng	- to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
虚席以待	虛席以待	xūxíyǐdài	- to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
衰之以属	衰之以屬	shuāizhīyǐshǔ	- to treat a debility according to its nature
长期以来	長期以來	chángqīyǐlái	- ever since a long time ago
开始以前	開始以前	kāishǐyǐqián	- before the beginning (of sth)
难以启齿	難以啟齒	nányǐqǐchǐ	- to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) - to find it hard to speak about sth
难以实现	難以實現	nányǐshíxiàn	- hard to accomplish - difficult to achieve
难以忍受	難以忍受	nányǐrěnshòu	- hard to endure - unbearable
难以应付	難以應付	nányǐyìngfù	- hard to deal with - hard to handle
难以抹去	難以抹去	nányǐmǒqù	- hard to erase - ineradicable
难以捉摸	難以捉摸	nányǐzhuōmō	- elusive - hard to pin down - enigmatic
难以理解	難以理解	nányǐlǐjiě	- hard to understand - incomprehensible
难以置信	難以置信	nányǐzhìxìn	- hard to believe - incredible
难以自已	難以自已	nányǐzīyǐ	- cannot control oneself (idiom) - to be beside oneself
饱以老拳	飽以老拳	bǎoyǐlǎoquán	- to thump repeatedly with one's fist
一言以蔽之	一言以蔽之	yīyányǐbìzhī	- one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short - in a nutshell
不以人废言	不以人廢言	bùyǐrénfèiyán	- not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以词害志	不以詞害誌	bùyǐcíhàizhì	- don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志	不以辭害志	bùyǐcíhàizhì	- don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
以人名命名	以人名命名	yǐrénmíngmìngmíng	- to name sth after a person - named after - eponymous
以眦睚杀人	以眥睚殺人	yǐzìyáshārén	- to kill sb for a trifle
以老大自居	以老大自居	yǐlǎodàzìjū	- regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
以色列工党	以色列工黨	YǐsèlièGōngdǎng	- Labor (Israel)
撒哈拉以南	撒哈拉以南	Sāhālāyǐnán	- sub-Saharan
民以食为天	民以食為天	mínyǐshíwéitiān	- Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. - Food first, ethical niceties second
物以稀为贵	物以稀為貴	wùyǐxīwéiguì	- the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
飨以闭门羹	饗以閉門羹	xiǎngyǐbìméngēng	- to close the door in one's face (idiom)
不知其所以然	不知其所以然	bùzhīqísuǒyǐrán	- not recognized for what it is
交换以太网络	交換以太網絡	jiāohuànyǐtàiwǎngluò	- switched Ethernet
以太网络端口	以太網絡端口	yǐtàiwǎngluòduānkǒu	- Ethernet port
以失败而告终	以失敗而告終	yǐshībàiérgàozhōng	- to succeed through failure - to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
快速以太网络	快速以太網絡	kuàisùyǐtàiwǎngluò	- Fast Ethernet
夏虫不可以语冰	夏蟲不可以語冰	xiàchóngbùkěyǐyǔbīng	- A summer insect (which does not live to see winter) cannot talk about ice - to have limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
师夷长技以制夷	師夷長技以制夷	shīyíchángjìyǐzhìyí	- "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]
挟天子以令天下	挾天子以令天下	xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià	- (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟天子以令诸侯	挾天子以令諸侯	xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu	- (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
撒哈拉以南非洲	撒哈拉以南非洲	SāhālāyǐnánFēizhōu	- Sub-Saharan Africa
他山之石可以攻玉	他山之石可以攻玉	tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù	- lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside - to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
严以责己宽以待人	嚴以責己寬以待人	yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén	- to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧	一則以喜，一則以憂	yīzéyǐxǐ,yīzéyǐyōu	- happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
不以物喜，不以己悲	不以物喜，不以己悲	bùyǐwùxǐ,bùyǐjǐbēi	- not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
以子之矛，攻子之盾	以子之矛，攻子之盾	yǐzǐzhīmáo,gōngzǐzhīdùn	- lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子\|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner - fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices - hoist with his own petard
以直报怨，以德报德	以直報怨，以德報德	yǐzhíbàoyuàn,yǐdébàodé	- to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
以眼还眼，以牙还牙	以眼還眼，以牙還牙	yǐyǎnhuányǎn,yǐyáhuányá	- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) - fig. to use the enemy's methods against him - to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以言代法，以权压法	以言代法，以權壓法	yǐyándàifǎ,yǐquányāfǎ	- to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior - Might makes right.
可以意会，不可言传	可以意會，不可言傳	kěyǐyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán	- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); mysterious and subtle
失之毫厘，谬以千里	失之毫厘，謬以千里	shīzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ	- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里	失之毫釐，差以千里	shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ	- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，谬以千里	差之毫釐，謬以千里	chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ	- the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom) - a miss is as good as a mile
幼吾幼，以及人之幼	幼吾幼，以及人之幼	yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu	- to care for other's children as one's own
星星之火，可以燎原	星星之火，可以燎原	xīngxingzhīhuǒ,kěyǐliáoyuán	- a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
物以类聚，人以群分	物以類聚，人以群分	wùyǐlèijù,rényǐqúnfēn	- Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
老吾老，以及人之老	老吾老，以及人之老	lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo	- to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
不以规矩，不能成方圆	不以規矩，不能成方圓	bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán	- without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
授之以鱼不如授之以渔	授之以魚不如授之以漁	shòuzhīyǐyúbùrúshòuzhīyǐyú	- give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
授人以鱼不如授人以渔	授人以魚不如授人以漁	shòurényǐyúbùrúshòurényǐyú	- give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime - knowledge is the best charity
没有规矩，何以成方圆	沒有規矩，何以成方圓	méiyǒuguījǔ,héyǐchéngfāngyuán	- without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
以小人之心，度君子之腹	以小人之心，度君子之腹	yǐxiǎorénzhīxīn,duójūnzǐzhīfù	- to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身	以其人之道，還治其人之身	yǐqírénzhīdào,huánzhìqírénzhīshēn	- to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game - to give sb a taste of his own medicine
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼	老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼	lǎowúlǎo,yǐjírénzhīlǎo,yòuwúyòu,yǐjírénzhīyòu	- to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own