Usage of the character 若

Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

liáoruòchénxīng

寥若晨星

[寥若晨星]

rare as morning stars (idiom)
few and far between
sparse

shìruòlùrén

视若路人

[視若路人]

to view as strangers

zhìruòwǎngwén

置若罔闻

[置若罔聞]

to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

ruòwúqíshì

若无其事

[若無其事]

as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly
nonchalantly

dòngruòguānhuǒ

洞若观火

[洞若觀火]

lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly

shēncángruòxū

深藏若虚

[深藏若虛]

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
to hide one's light under a bushel

ruòjíruòlí

若即若离

[若即若離]

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
fig. to keep one's distance
(of a relationship) lukewarm
vague

yánxíngruòyī

言行若一

[言行若一]

(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says

chóuchàngruòshī

惆怅若失

[惆悵若失]

to feel despondent (idiom)

jìndàoruòtuì

进道若退

[進道若退]

progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經／道德经 ( Dàodéjīng), Chpt. 41)

ānzhīruòsù

安之若素

[安之若素]

bear hardship with equanimity
regard wrongdoing with equanimity

wǎngránruòshī

惘然若失

[惘然若失]

lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
fig. to be at a loss
perplexed
frustrated

Ruòwàng Fúyīn

若望福音

[若望福音]

Gospel according to St John

zhāoránruòjiē

昭然若揭

[昭然若揭]

abundantly clear

wēiruòzhāolù

危若朝露

[危若朝露]

precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

shòuchǒngruòjīng

受宠若惊

[受寵若驚]

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

cànruòfánxīng

灿若繁星

[燦若繁星]

bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent

pángruòwúrén

旁若无人

[旁若無人]

to act as though there were nobody else present
unselfconscious
fig. without regard for others

jiānruòpánshí

坚若磐石

[堅若磐石]

rock-solid

dàyǒngruòqiè

大勇若怯

[大勇若怯]

a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

liǎoruòzhǐzhǎng

了若指掌

[了若指掌]

see 了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng)

ruòyǒusuǒsàng

若有所丧

[若有所喪]

see 若有所失 (ruòyǒusuǒshī)

àicáiruòkě

爱才若渴

[愛才若渴]

(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people

jīngxǐruòkuáng

惊喜若狂

[驚喜若狂]

pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
to express boundless pleasure

kǒuruòxuánhé

口若悬河

[口若懸河]

mouth like a torrent (idiom)
eloquent
glib
voluble
have the gift of the gab

lěngruòbīngshuāng

冷若冰霜

[冷若冰霜]

as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
frigid

dàzhìruòyú

大智若愚

[大智若愚]

(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity

xīnxǐruòkuáng

欣喜若狂

[欣喜若狂]

to be wild with joy (idiom)

shàngshànruòshuǐ

上善若水

[上善若水]

the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經／道德经 ( Dàodéjīng))

shuǎngránruòshī

爽然若失

[爽然若失]

at a loss
confused
not know what to do next

qūzhīruòwù

趋之若鹜

[趨之若鶩]

to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

gùruòjīntāng

固若金汤

[固若金湯]

lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
fig. well fortified; invulnerable to attack

pànruòyúnní

判若云泥

[判若雲泥]

as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
worlds apart

ruòqiěwéiruò

若且唯若

[若且唯若]

if and only if

jìndàoruòquán

进道若蜷

[進道若蜷]

progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退／进道若退 (jìndàoruòtuì))

xūhuáiruògǔ

虚怀若谷

[虛懷若谷]

receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

jìngruòshénmíng

敬若神明

[敬若神明]

to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)

Ruòkāishānmài

若开山脉

[若開山脈]

Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)

méntíngruòshì

门庭若市

[門庭若市]

front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
a place with many visitors

qìruòbìxǐ

弃若敝屣

[棄若敝屣]

to throw away like worn out shoes

jìnruòhánchán

噤若寒蝉

[噤若寒蟬]

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

ruòyǒuruòwú

若有若无

[若有若無]

indistinct
faintly discernible

fèngruòshénmíng

奉若神明

[奉若神明]

to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
to worship
to deify
to make a holy cow of sth
to put sb on a pedestal

ruòyǒusuǒshī

若有所失

[若有所失]

as if one had lost something (idiom)
to look or feel unsettled or distracted
to feel empty

huǎngruògéshì

恍若隔世

[恍若隔世]

see 恍如隔世 (huǎngrúgéshì)

tàiránzìruò

泰然自若

[泰然自若]

cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
perfectly composed

Ruò'ěrgài Xiàn

若尔盖县

[若爾蓋縣]

Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

ruòyǐnruòxiàn

若隐若现

[若隱若現]