一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
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2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
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1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
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2 to protect (sth)
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
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1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
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2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
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1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
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2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
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1 poor people (idiom)
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2 those who live from hand to mouth
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
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1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
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1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
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1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
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1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
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2 to fight like an animal at bay
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
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1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
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2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
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1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
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2 (fig.) all over China
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
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1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)