| 贪婪是万恶之源 | tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán | Greed is the root of all evil. |
| 赤壁之战 | Chì bì zhī zhàn | Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu; famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义 |
| 趋之若鹜 | qū zhī ruò wù | to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase |
| 身外之物 | shēn wài zhī wù | mere worldly possessions |
| 逃之夭夭 | táo zhī yāo yāo | to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels |
| 逆耳之言 | nì ěr zhī yán | speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear) |
道之所存，
师之所存 | dào zhī suǒ cún ,
shī zhī suǒ cún | If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韩愈).; We should learn from one who knows the way. |
| 违心之言 | wéi xīn zhī yán | false assertion; speech against one's own convictions |
| 郎之万 | Láng zhī wàn | Langevin (name) |
| 酒色之徒 | jiǔ sè zhī tú | follower of wine and women; dissolute person |
| 醉翁之意不在酒 | zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ | wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do |
| 钱是万恶之源 | qián shì wàn è zhī yuán | Money is the root of all evil. |
| 长平之战 | Cháng píng zhī zhàn | battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦军 encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000 |
| 关之琳 | Guān Zhī lín | Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress |
| 除了之外 | chú le zhī wài | except |
| 随之而后 | suí zhī ér hòu | from that; following from that; after that |
| 难言之隐 | nán yán zhī yǐn | what ails one is hard to discuss (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness; to have a secret; to refuse to talk about sth; reluctant to broach a topic |
| 需要是发明之母 | xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ | Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb). |
| 霄壤之别 | xiāo rǎng zhī bié | huge difference |
| 霸王之道 | Bà wáng zhī dào | the Way of the Hegemon; despotic rule; abbr. 霸道 |
| 靖难之役 | jìng nán zhī yì | war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor |
| 靡靡之音 | mǐ mǐ zhī yīn | decadent or obscene music |
| 音乐之声 | Yīn yuè zhī shēng | The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965) |
| 顷之 | qǐng zhī | in a moment; shortly after |
| 颔首之交 | hàn shǒu zhī jiāo | nodding acquaintance |
| 饕餮之徒 | tāo tiè zhī tú | glutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc |
| 惊人之举 | jīng rén zhī jǔ | to astonish people (with a miraculous feat) |
| 惊弓之鸟 | jīng gōng zhī niǎo | lit. bird startled by a bowshot (idiom); fig. a frightened person |
| 骊姬之乱 | lí jī zhī luàn | Liji rebellion in 657-651 BC, eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公 |
| 骨鲠之臣 | gǔ gěng zhī chén | lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism |
| 体育之窗 | tǐ yù zhī chuāng | Window on Sports |
| 斗牛士之歌 | Dòu niú shì zhī gē | Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡门 by Georges Bizet |
| 黄巢之乱 | Huáng Cháo zhī luàn | late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao |
| 黄巾之乱 | huáng jīn zhī luàn | the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) |
| 点睛之笔 | diǎn jīng zhī bǐ | the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point |
| 鼎足之势 | dǐng zú zhī shì | competition between three rivals; tripartite confrontation |
| 鼓盆之戚 | gǔ pén zhī qī | drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife |
