初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
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1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
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2 young and inexperienced
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3 novice
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4 greenhorn
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
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1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
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2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
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1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
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2 fig. the young are fearless
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
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1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
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2 first sign of emerging talent
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3 budding genius
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
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1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
悔不当初
huǐ bù dāng chū
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1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
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1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
感天动地
gǎn tiān dòng dì
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1 deeply affecting (idiom)
感恩图报
gǎn ēn tú bào
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1 grateful and seeking to repay the kindness (idiom)
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
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1 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
感激不尽
gǎn jī bù jìn
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1 can't thank sb enough (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
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1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
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1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
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2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
躲得过初一,躲不过十五
duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ
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1 lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't put it off forever
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3 sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
靡不有初,鲜克有终
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
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1 almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle