一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
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1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
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2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
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1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
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2 bad form
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3 unacceptable behavior
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
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1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
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1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
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1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
居心叵测
jū xīn pǒ cè
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1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
屡遭不测
lu:3 zāo bù cè
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1 beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
心宽体胖
xīn kuān tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contented and easy-going
心广体胖
xīn guǎng tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easy-going
深不可测
shēn bù kě cè
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1 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
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2 incomprehensible
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3 enigmatic and impossible to predict
温情脉脉
wēn qíng mò mò
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1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn
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1 to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
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2 to recall the past to understand the future
温故而知新
wēn gù ér zhī xīn
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1 to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
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2 to recall the past to understand the future
温文尔雅
wēn wén ěr yǎ
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1 cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
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1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means