匠心独运
jiàng xīn dú yùn
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1 original and ingenious (idiom)
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2 to show great creativity
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
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1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
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1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
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2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
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1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
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2 to know intuitively
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3 to understand thoroughly
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
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1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
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2 the Divine Right of kings
应运而生
yìng yùn ér shēng
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1 to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)
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2 to arise at an opportune time
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3 able to take advantage of an opportunity
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4 to rise to the occasion
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn
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1 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
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2 things change for the better
时运不济
shí yùn bù jì
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1 fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good
时运亨通
shí yùn hēng tōng
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1 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
弃农经商
qì nóng jīng shāng
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1 to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
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1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
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2 to offer outlandish explanations
聚精会神
jù jīng huì shén
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1 to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
能说会道
néng shuō huì dào
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1 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab