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)
串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
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1 to call on friends and relations (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)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
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1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
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1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
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2 corrupt appointment
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
六亲不认
liù qīn bù rèn
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1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
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1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
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2 left to one's own devices
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
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1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
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1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
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2 filial thigh-cutting
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
夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù
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1 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
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2 social climbing
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
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1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
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
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
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1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
御驾亲征
yù jià qīn zhēng
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1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
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2 to take part personally in an expedition
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related