一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
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1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
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1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
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1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
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2 prepared for any eventualities
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
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1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
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2 innumerable
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3 thousands upon thousands
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
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1 absolutely true (idiom)
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2 manifold
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3 true from many points of view
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
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1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
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2 talking nonstop
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
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1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
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1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
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2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
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1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
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2 with difficulty
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3 after some effort
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
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1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
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1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
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2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
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1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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1 rather die than submit (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
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1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
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2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
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1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
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1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
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2 cf Still waters run deep.
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
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1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)