| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") |   |
| 雨过天晴 | yǔ guò tiān qíng | sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] | |
| 蒙混过关 | méng hùn guò guān | to get away with it / to slip through / to bluff one's way out / Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1] | |
| 矫枉过直 | jiǎo wǎng guò zhí | see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4] | |
| 雨过天青 | yǔ guò tiān qīng | sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] | |
| 过街老鼠 | guò jiē lǎo shǔ | sb or sth detested by all / target of scorn / anathema / cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] | |
| 看不过 | kàn bu guò | cannot stand by idly and watch / unable to put up with it any longer / see 看不過去|看不过去[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5] | |
| 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 | sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng | variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] | |
| 八仙过海，各显其能 | Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néng | see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1] | |
| 躲过初一，躲不过十五 | duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ | see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] | |
