一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
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1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
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1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
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1 no use to tell others
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2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
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
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
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1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
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2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
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1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
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1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
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1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
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1 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
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2 fig. a well-trained and powerful army
兵戈扰攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
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1 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
兵戎相见
bīng róng xiāng jiàn
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1 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
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1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
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1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
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2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
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1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture