thriving and prosperous
愛不釋手
fondle admiringly
愛財如命
skin a flea for its hide
愛屋及烏
love me, love my dog.
He that loves the tree loves the branch
恨屋及烏：
He who hates Peter har his dog.)
安居樂業
live and work in peace and contentment
白手起家
build up from nothing / build up from scratch /start from
scratch
百裏挑壹
one in a hundred / the cream of the crop
百折不撓
be indomitable
半途而廢
give up halfway
leave sth. Unfinished
包羅萬象
all-embracing
all-inclusive
飽經風霜
weather-beaten
卑躬屈膝
bow and scrape cringe
悲歡離合
vicissitudes of life
背道而馳
run counter to run in the opposite direction
本末倒置
put the cart before the horse
笨鳥先飛
the slow need to start early
必由之路
the only way
閉關自守
close the country to international intercourse
變本加厲
be further intensified
變化無常
chop and change fantasticality
變化無常
chop and change fantasticality
別開生面
having sth. New
別有用心
have ulterior motives
彬彬有禮
refined and courteous urbane
兵不厭詐
in war nothing is too deceitful
博古通今
erudite and informed
不敗之地
incincible position
不恥下問
feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates
不可救藥
be past praying for beyond redemption
不勞而獲
reap where one has not sown
不屈不撓
fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
不速之客
crasher
uninvited guest
不同凡響
outstanding
不言而喻
speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went
without saying
不遺余力
spare no effort spare no pains
不以為然
not approve object to
不義之財
filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
不亦樂乎
extremely
不遠千裏
go to the trouble of travelling a long distance
不約而同
happen to coincide
不擇手段
by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair
means or foul
不知所措
be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits
才疏學淺
have little talent and learning
慘絕人寰
extremely cruel
滄海桑田
time brings a great change to the worlds
滄海壹粟/九牛壹毛
a drop in the bucket
草木皆兵
a state of extreme nervousness
層出不窮
emerge in endlessly