亡羊补牢
Idiom 8: Wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
Mend the pen after sheep are lost.

自相矛盾
Idiom 9: Zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4
Contradict oneself by boasting of both his lances and shields simultaneously.

塞翁失马
Idiom 10:Sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3
The old man on the frontier lost his horse.

精卫填海
Idiom 11: Jing1 wei4 tian2 hai3
The "Jingwei" bird trying to level up the sea.

螳臂当车
Idiom 12: Tang2 bi4 dang1 che1
A mantis trying to stop a chariot.

杞人忧天
Idiom 13: Qi3 ren2 you1 tian1
Like the man of Qi who was haunted by the fear that the sky might fall.

郑人买履
Idiom 14: Zheng4 ren2 mai3 lu3
A person of Zheng buying his shoes.

 伯乐相马
Idiom 15: Bo2 le4 xiang4 ma3
Bo Le's connoisseurship to the horse.

画龙点睛
Idiom 16: Hua4 long2 dian3 jing1
Bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes.

井底之蛙
Idiom 17: Jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1
A Frog in a well.

盲人摸象
Idiom 18: Mang2 ren2 mo1 xiang4
The blind men trying to feel the elephant.

铁杵成针
Idiom 19: Tie3 chu3 cheng2 zhen1
An iron rod can be ground down to a needle.

叶公好龙
Idiom 20: Ye4 gong1 hao4 long2
Lord Ye's love of dragons.

掩耳盗钟
Idiom 21: Yan3 er3 dao4 zhong2
Plug one´s ears while stealing a bell

画蛇添足
Idiom 22: Hua4 she2 tian1 zu2
Draw a snake and add feet to it.

东施效颦
Idiom 23: Dong1 shi1 xiao4 pin2
Dongshi's imitation of frowning.

走马看花
Idiom 24: Zou3 ma3 kan4 hua1
Look at flowers while riding on horseback.

此地无银三百两
Idiom 25: Ci4 di2 wu1 yin2 sanbai2 liang2
No 300 taels of silver buried here.

城门失火，殃及池鱼。
Idiom 26: Cheng2 men2 shi1 huo3, yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2
When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer.

愚公移山
Idiom 27: Yu2 gong1 yi2 shang1
Yugong's determination in moving a mountain.