Mnemonic comic for 不

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system

(bound form) to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose

see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]

motionless

nothing much changes (idiom); always the same / stuck in a rut

gone forever

to be a little bit careless / to have a moment of inattentiveness

untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible / spotless

gone forever

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. learn to walk before you run

illiterate / ignorant

lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance

word for word / verbatim

to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

without missing a word

see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]

totally illiterate

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound

to not even take a penny (as a bribe)

to be getting worse with each generation

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support