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
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
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1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
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1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
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2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
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1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
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2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
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3 even the best fall down sometimes
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
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1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
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1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
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1 high-sounding
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2 dignified
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3 pompous (idiom)
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
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
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1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
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2 wasteful
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
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1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
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1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
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1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
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2 Never give up hope.
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3 Never say die.