# Choices & judgment

Idioms about judgment, choices, and the consequences that follow.

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73–96 of 163 idioms

Pinyin A–Z

- [莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì Fail to agree on a single conclusion ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/mo-zhong-yi-shi)

- [南辕北辙 nán yuán běi zhé Move in a direction opposite to your goal ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/nan-yuan-bei-zhe)

- [弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō Make things worse by trying to be clever ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/nong-qiao-cheng-zhuo)

- [蚍蜉撼树 pí fú hàn shù Overestimate one’s ability against something far stronger ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/pi-fu-han-shu)

- [骑虎难下 qí hǔ nán xià Be unable to withdraw from a difficult course ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/qi-hu-nan-xia)

- [奇货可居 qí huò kě jū Hoard something rare to gain an advantage ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/qi-huo-ke-ju)

- [黔驴技穷 qián lǘ jì qióng Run out of one's limited tricks or abilities ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/qian-lv-ji-qiong)

- [轻举妄动 qīng jǔ wàng dòng Act rashly without sufficient thought ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/qing-ju-wang-dong)

- [穷途末路 qióng tú mò lù Reach a desperate dead end ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/qiong-tu-mo-lu)

- [曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn Take precautions before trouble arises ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/qu-tu-xi-xin)

- [燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí A pressing emergency ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ran-mei-zhi-ji)

- [人浮于事 rén fú yú shì Have more staff than useful work ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/ren-fu-yu-shi)

- [三思而行 sān sī ér xíng Think carefully before acting ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/san-si-er-xing)

- [山穷水尽 shān qióng shuǐ jìn Reach a point with no apparent way forward ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shan-qiong-shui-jin)

- [上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu Manipulate a process dishonestly ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shang-xia-qi-shou)

- [舍本逐末 shě běn zhú mò Neglect the essential to pursue the minor ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/she-ben-zhu-mo)

- [深思熟虑 shēn sī shú lǜ Consider something thoroughly ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shen-si-shu-lv)

- [适得其反 shì dé qí fǎn Get the opposite of the intended result ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-de-qi-fan)

- [适可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ Stop at an appropriate point ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-ke-er-zhi)

- [十拿九稳 shí ná jiǔ wěn Be almost certain to succeed ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-na-jiu-wen)

- [实事求是 shí shì qiú shì Base judgment on the facts ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-shi-qiu-shi)

- [失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì Narrowly miss a person or opportunity ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shi-zhi-jiao-bi)

- [首鼠两端 shǒu shǔ liǎng duān Waver between two positions ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shou-shu-liang-duan)

- [手足无措 shǒu zú wú cuò Be flustered and unsure how to act ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shou-zu-wu-cuo)

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