世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大错特错
dà cuò tè cuò
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1 to be gravely mistaken (idiom)
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
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1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
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2 fig. to take what comes
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3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
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1 metabolism (biology)
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2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi
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1 lit. a dog who catches mice
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2 to be meddlesome (idiom)
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
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1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
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2 prettiest girl ever
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
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1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
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2 to take matters into one's own hands
风华绝代
fēng huá jué dài
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1 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent