仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
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1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
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1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
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1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
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2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
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1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
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2 to know intuitively
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3 to understand thoroughly
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
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1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
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1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
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2 fig. to show off one's erudition
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3 a person who does so
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
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1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
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1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
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1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
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2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
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1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
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2 still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
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1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
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1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
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2 to offer outlandish explanations
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
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1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
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2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
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3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
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1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
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2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]