一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
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1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
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3 simple and direct transaction
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
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1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
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2 to take sb by surprise
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
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1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
出其不意,攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
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1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
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1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn
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1 Preparedness averts peril.
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2 to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
杀人越货
shā rén yuè huò
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1 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
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1 to demand perfection (idiom)
万事俱备,只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
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2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备,只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
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2 lacking only one tiny crucial item
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3 also written 萬事俱備,只欠東風|万事俱备,只欠东风
货比三家
huò bǐ sān jiā
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1 to comparison shop (idiom)
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2 comparison shopping
货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
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1 shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
关怀备至
guān huái bèi zhì
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1 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way