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)
一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
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1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
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1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
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1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
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1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
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1 when things come to a head (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
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1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
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1 to share the same interests (idiom)
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2 to be closely related
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3 to be in the same boat
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
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1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
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1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
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2 to bite the bullet
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
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1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
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2 to carry things through
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3 I started, so I'll finish.
大限临头
dà xiàn lín tóu
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1 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
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2 with one foot in the grave
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
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1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
宽大为怀
kuān dà wéi huái
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1 magnanimous (idiom)
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2 generous
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
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1 to live high and look down (idiom)
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2 to overlook
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3 to tower above
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4 to occupy the high ground
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5 fig. arrogance based on one's social position
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
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1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
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2 to exchange marriage vows
忧苦以终
yōu kǔ yǐ zhōng
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1 worried to death (idiom)