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)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
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1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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2 extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
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1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
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1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
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2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
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3 to take a dive
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
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2 words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
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1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
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1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
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1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
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2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
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1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
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1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
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1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
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1 unexpected (idiom)
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2 surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
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1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
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])
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
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1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
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2 articulate