<p>this is what I got without hints:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2kFBI.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2kFBI.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>and after the hints:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jXrD8.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jXrD8.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>my personal feelings:</p>

<ul>
<li>万水千山&amp;山穷水尽 is a bit hard without hints, I was thinking about 万里之遥&amp;遥不可及/遥遥无期.</li>
<li>背城借一，I didn't even know this word until I googled "带城和一的成语".</li>
<li>A and 4, I still don't know what they are.</li>
</ul>

<p>UPDATE after new hints:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Y4XRl.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Y4XRl.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2019-05-08T09:47:58.483Z
More hint then: 4. be successfully completed once condition is met (when water arrive, a water pathway will form) A: No going back (the origin of 覆水難收)
Tang Ho
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2019-05-08T10:02:23.480Z
水到渠成 and 马前泼水？I thought 4 was 大功告成 or 马到功成, and then I cound't figure out what's 马XX大/马XX马. 马前泼水 is a hard word even for native speakers IMO.
Jason Swift
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2019-05-08T10:04:33.640Z
馬前覆水 https://niulaoye.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/%E9%A6%AC%E5%89%8D%E8%A6%86%E6%B0%B4/ Just fill out the puzzle and I will accept the answer
Tang Ho
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2019-05-08T10:10:47.290Z
Once you figured out 4 is 水到渠成, you would get  '馬XX水' (no going back) for A.  That should narrow it down to 馬前覆水 easily
Tang Ho
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2019-05-09T01:26:09.053Z
Jason Swift
<p>Native Chinese speakers should be able to solve this puzzle. Just want to know if the hints I give are too hard or too easy. And how long it take for you to solve it.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/jEhIj.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/jEhIj.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<ol>
<li><p>Shock heaven and move earth</p></li>
<li><p>pitiful; deserving or arousing pity.</p></li>
<li><p>having common goal</p></li>
<li><p>be successfully completed once condition is met (when water arrive, a water pathway will form)</p></li>
<li><p>back against the castle and make a stand</p></li>
<li><p>wonderful world</p></li>
<li><p>mutual destruction</p></li>
<li><p>great number of people spill out to the street</p></li>
<li><p>calm and corrected</p></li>
<li><p>chilly night</p></li>
<li><p>hopeless situation; at the end of one's rope</p></li>
<li><p>Pine, bamboo and plum</p></li>
</ol>

<p>A. No going back (the origin of 覆水難收)</p>

<p>B. party every night</p>

<p>C. united we stand; people's power</p>

<p>D. great distance (many mountains and bodies of water)</p>

<p>E. overnight sensation; awe inspiring</p>

<p>F. match made in heaven</p>

<p>G. red light district  </p>

<p>H. tomorrow's yellow flower; old news</p>

<p>I. it is a cruel cold world</p>

<p>J. clear border</p>

<p>K. tough to be at the top</p>

<p>L. be tender to the ladies</p>

<p>M. break rock and shock the heaven</p>

<p>N. total despair</p>

<p>I will post the answer later</p>

<p>Edit:</p>

<p>If you want more hints, you can start from the one below</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>~</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/13lwI.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/13lwI.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>

<p>The Answer in traditional Chinese </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/lnbRi.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lnbRi.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<ol>
<li><p>Shock heaven and move earth - 驚天動地</p></li>
<li><p>pitiful; deserving or arousing pity. - 楚楚可憐</p></li>
<li><p>having common goal -志同道合</p></li>
<li><p>be successfully completed once condition is met (when water arrive, a water pathway will form) - 水到渠成</p></li>
<li><p>back against the castle and make a stand - 背城借一</p></li>
<li><p>wonderful world - 花花世界</p></li>
<li><p>mutual destruction - 玉石俱焚</p></li>
<li><p>great number of people spill out to the street - 萬人空巷</p></li>
<li><p>calm and corrected - 處變不驚</p></li>
<li><p>chilly night - 夜涼如水</p></li>
<li><p>hopeless situation; at the end of one's rope - 山窮水盡</p></li>
<li><p>Pine, bamboo and plum - 嵗寒三友</p></li>
</ol>

<p>A. No going back (the origin of 覆水難收)-馬前覆水</p>

<p>B. party every night - 夜夜笙歌</p>

<p>C. united we stand; people's power - 眾志成城</p>

<p>D. great distance (many mountains and bodies of water)- 萬水千山</p>

<p>E. overnight sensation; awe inspiring - 一鳴驚人</p>

<p>F. match made in heaven - 天作之合</p>

<p>G. red light district - 花街柳巷</p>

<p>H. tomorrow's yellow flower; old news - 明日黃花</p>

<p>I. it is a cruel cold world - 世態炎涼</p>

<p>J. clear border - 楚河漢界</p>

<p>K. tough to be at the top - 高處不勝寒</p>

<p>L. be tender to the ladies - 憐香惜玉</p>

<p>M. break rock and shock the heaven - 石破天驚</p>

<p>N. total despair - 萬念俱灰</p>

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2019-05-09T02:00:04.600Z
The first version is enough for me.ԅ(¯ㅂ¯ԅ), though I filled in 背城一战 before I figured out 一鸣惊人
Toosky Hierot
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2020-07-30T23:27:54.367Z
Sorry Tang, voting to close for the same reason as this: [Idiom, common phrase crossword puzzle](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/33888/idiom-common-phrase-crossword-puzzle)
blackgreen
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Is it a solvable Idiom Crossword Puzzle?
# Is it a solvable Idiom Crossword Puzzle?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-08)

Native Chinese speakers should be able to solve this puzzle. Just want to know if the hints I give are too hard or too easy. And how long it take for you to solve it.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jEhIj.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/jEhIj.jpg)

1. Shock heaven and move earth
2. pitiful; deserving or arousing pity.
3. having common goal
4. be successfully completed once condition is met (when water arrive, a water pathway will form)
5. back against the castle and make a stand
6. wonderful world
7. mutual destruction
8. great number of people spill out to the street
9. calm and corrected
10. chilly night
11. hopeless situation; at the end of one's rope
12. Pine, bamboo and plum

A. No going back (the origin of 覆水難收)

B. party every night

C. united we stand; people's power

D. great distance (many mountains and bodies of water)

E. overnight sensation; awe inspiring

F. match made in heaven

G. red light district

H. tomorrow's yellow flower; old news

I. it is a cruel cold world

J. clear border

K. tough to be at the top

L. be tender to the ladies

M. break rock and shock the heaven

N. total despair

I will post the answer later

Edit:

If you want more hints, you can start from the one below

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[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/13lwI.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/13lwI.jpg)

**Edit:**

The Answer in traditional Chinese

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/lnbRi.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/lnbRi.jpg)

1. Shock heaven and move earth - 驚天動地
2. pitiful; deserving or arousing pity. - 楚楚可憐
3. having common goal -志同道合
4. be successfully completed once condition is met (when water arrive, a water pathway will form) - 水到渠成
5. back against the castle and make a stand - 背城借一
6. wonderful world - 花花世界
7. mutual destruction - 玉石俱焚
8. great number of people spill out to the street - 萬人空巷
9. calm and corrected - 處變不驚
10. chilly night - 夜涼如水
11. hopeless situation; at the end of one's rope - 山窮水盡
12. Pine, bamboo and plum - 嵗寒三友

A. No going back (the origin of 覆水難收)-馬前覆水

B. party every night - 夜夜笙歌

C. united we stand; people's power - 眾志成城

D. great distance (many mountains and bodies of water)- 萬水千山

E. overnight sensation; awe inspiring - 一鳴驚人

F. match made in heaven - 天作之合

G. red light district - 花街柳巷

H. tomorrow's yellow flower; old news - 明日黃花

I. it is a cruel cold world - 世態炎涼

J. clear border - 楚河漢界

K. tough to be at the top - 高處不勝寒

L. be tender to the ladies - 憐香惜玉

M. break rock and shock the heaven - 石破天驚

N. total despair - 萬念俱灰

**Tags:** idioms, puzzle

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The first version is enough for me.ԅ(¯ㅂ¯ԅ), though I filled in 背城一战 before I figured out 一鸣惊人  
> **username_2**: Sorry username_0, voting to close for the same reason as this: [Idiom, common phrase crossword puzzle](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/33888/idiom-common-phrase-crossword-puzzle)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-05-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

this is what I got without hints:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2kFBI.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/2kFBI.jpg)

and after the hints:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jXrD8.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/jXrD8.jpg)

my personal feelings:

* 万水千山&山穷水尽 is a bit hard without hints, I was thinking about 万里之遥&遥不可及/遥遥无期.
* 背城借一，I didn't even know this word until I googled "带城和一的成语".
* A and 4, I still don't know what they are.

UPDATE after new hints:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Y4XRl.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Y4XRl.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: More hint then: 4. be successfully completed once condition is met (when water arrive, a water pathway will form) A: No going back (the origin of 覆水難收)  
> **username_3**: 水到渠成 and 马前泼水？I thought 4 was 大功告成 or 马到功成, and then I cound't figure out what's 马XX大/马XX马. 马前泼水 is a hard word even for native speakers IMO.  
> **username_0**: 馬前覆水 https://niulaoye.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/%E9%A6%AC%E5%89%8D%E8%A6%86%E6%B0%B4/ Just fill out the puzzle and I will accept the answer  
> **username_0**: Once you figured out 4 is 水到渠成, you would get  '馬XX水' (no going back) for A.  That should narrow it down to 馬前覆水 easily  

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