When you use metaphor, do not mix it up. That is, don't start by calling something a swordfish and end by calling it an hourglass.

你用隐喻时，前后不能混为一谈。也就是说，不要在开始的时候把一个东西称之为旗鱼，而后面又称之为沙漏。

youdao

Calling a spade a spade and not allowing something negative to enter you and believing it is positive.

直言不讳，不要让负的东西进来并且还相信它是正的。

youdao

If you misjudge a situation, calling, say, a 30-something matron "Lao dama" or a professor "Lao shifu", the person addressed is likely to be at least mildly displeased.

如果你情况判断不准，比如说，将一位30岁的妇女称为“老大妈”，或是称一位教授为“老师傅”，人家就会不高兴。

youdao

It's sad that people understand that only when something happens and you don't have your abilities to do what you do best, what is your life calling.

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