付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
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1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
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1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
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2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
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]
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
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1 to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
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2 to study diligently
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3 to burn the candle at both ends
多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng
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1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
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1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
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2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
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3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
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)
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
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up
望洋兴叹
wàng yáng xīng tàn
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1 lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
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2 fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
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]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn