任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
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1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
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1 the full light of day (idiom)
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2 fig. peace and prosperity
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3 in broad daylight
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
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1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
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1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
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1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
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2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
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1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
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2 divide and conquer
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
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1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
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1 to come to nothing (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
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1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
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1 lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
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2 amenable to coaxing but not coercion
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
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1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
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1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
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2 freely and effortlessly
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3 to have perfect command of
春风化雨
chūn fēng huà yǔ
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1 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
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1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
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1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
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2 curious coincidence
蜕化变质
tuì huà biàn zhì
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1 to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
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2 to become depraved
见风使帆
jiàn fēng shǐ fān
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1 lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
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2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
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1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
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2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation