轻饶素放 | qīng ráo sù fàng | easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free |
避重就轻 | bì zhòng jiù qīng | avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones |
重形式轻内容 | zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng | heavy on form, light on substance; to stress form at the expense of content |
重文轻武 | zhòng wén qīng wǔ | to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military; to prefer the pen to the sword |
重男轻女 | zhòng nán qīng nǚ | lit. to value males and belittle females (idiom) |
重色轻友 | zhòng sè qīng yǒu | paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom); to value sex over friendship |
头重脚轻 | tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng | top-heavy; fig. unbalance in organization or political structure |
驾轻就熟 | jià qīng jiù shú | lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back |