公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
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1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
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2 selfless
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
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1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
勿谓言之不预
wù wèi yán zhī bù yù
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1 (idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
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1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
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1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
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1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
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1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
己所不欲，勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
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2 Do as you would be done by.
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3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
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1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
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2 to skip one's sleep and meals
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3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
得鱼忘筌
dé yú wàng quán
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1 lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
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1 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
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2 to kick a benefactor in the teeth
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
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1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
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1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
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2 undaunted by perils
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
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1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng
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1 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
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2 to remember as long as one lives
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3 unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
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1 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
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2 undying gratitude
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
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1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
见利忘义
jiàn lì wàng yì
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1 to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations
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2 to sell one's soul for gain
贵人多忘
guì rén duō wàng
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1 an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
转眼便忘
zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng
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1 what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)