一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
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1 a new year begins (idiom)
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
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
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
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1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
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1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
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1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
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1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)