一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
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1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
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1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
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1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
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2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
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1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
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2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
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1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
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1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
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2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
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1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
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1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
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1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
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1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
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1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
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1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)