不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
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1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
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2 one doesn't act without some incentive
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
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1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
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1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
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1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
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2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
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1 to go separate ways (idiom)
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2 to part ways with sb
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3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
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1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
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1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
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1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
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2 to wait idly for opportunities
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3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
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1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
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1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
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1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
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1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
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1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
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2 fig. time of decline
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3 the end of an era
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4 Sic transit gloria mundi
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
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1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
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2 to sway
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3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
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1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
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2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
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3 to hopscotch
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4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]