Idioms! 成语! illustration series
This is another personal project, this time it's a series of illustrations based on chinese idioms.
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海底捞月 x 瓮中捉鳖
瓮中捉鳖 (wèng zhōng zhuō biē) [catching a turtle in a jar]
Meaning: Going after an easy target. Like taking candy from a baby. 比喻要捕捉的对象无处逃遁，已在掌握之中。
海底捞月(hǎi dǐ lāo yuè) [scooping the moon from the sea floor]
Meaning : Going after an impossible target, a futile effort. 比喻白费力气， 不可能达到的目标。
粉身碎骨 x 贪生怕死
贪生怕死 (tān shēng pà sǐ) [reluctant to part with life, fear death]
Meaning: Describes someone who is only interested in saving their own life. Or, as some might say, a coward. 形容为了活命而在紧要关头不敢挺身而出。
粉身碎骨 (fěn shēn suì gǔ) [pulverise body, shatter bone]
Meaning : Describes the willingness to sacrifice your life to achieve your goal or return a favour. 形容愿意牺牲性命以达到目的或报恩。
耳目一新 x 陈腔烂调
陈腔烂调 (chén qiāng làn diào) [old speech, rotten tune]
Meaning: Describes stale and unoriginal ideas in an argument. A cliché. 指陈腐而缺乏新意的论调、不新颖。
耳目一新 (ěr mù yī xīn) [sound and sight, all new]
Meaning : Describes how everything is different from before, everything is new. 形容一切事物和以前不同，全是新样子。