- 寿星吃砒霜 shòuxingchīpīshuāng tired of livingA two-part allegorical saying meaning "to be tired of living"; the god of longevity (the [[寿星|壽星|shou4 xing5]]) eats deadly arsenic, implying that someone is seeking their own doom or looking for serious trouble.
- 甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜 jiǎzhīmìtángyǐzhīpīshuāng one man's meat is another man's poisonone person's treasure might be another person's trash; a common idiom used to express that tastes and values vary greatly between individuals
- 蜜饯砒霜 mìjiànpīshuāng sweet words hiding a cruel heartDescribes someone who uses kind or sweet words but hides a cruel or malicious heart