一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
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1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
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2 fig. one is helpless alone
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
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)
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
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1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
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2 time crawls when one is wretched
心心相印
xīn xīn xiāng yìn
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1 two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
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1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
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2 evasive
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
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1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
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1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
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1 overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
说时迟,那时快
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
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1 (idiom) no sooner said than done
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2 before you know it
这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
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1 lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
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2 the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence