仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
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1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
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1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
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1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
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2 to give in
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
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1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
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1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
气息奄奄
qì xī yǎn yǎn
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1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
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1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
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2 absolute certainty about sth
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
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1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
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1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
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2 taciturn
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3 not providing any news
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
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1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
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1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
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1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
背信弃义
bèi xìn qì yì
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1 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
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2 treachery
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3 perfidy
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
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1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
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2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it