一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
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1 a tiny bit (idiom)
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2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
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1 one divides into two
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2 to be two-sided
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3 there are two sides to everything
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4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
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1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
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1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
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1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
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2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
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1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
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2 to come out even
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3 to tie
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4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
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1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
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2 to share everything
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3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
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1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
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1 to completely ignore (idiom)
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2 to pay no attention to
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3 not to be in the least concerned about
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
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1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
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2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
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1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
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2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
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1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
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1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
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1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
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2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
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3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
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1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
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2 pair of ideal lovers
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
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1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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2 jerry-building
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3 sloppy work