一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
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1 a new year begins (idiom)
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
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1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
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1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
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2 a lot of noise but no action
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
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1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
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2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
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1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
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1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
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2 fig. to stir up troubles
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
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1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
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1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
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2 to carry things through
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3 I started, so I'll finish.
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
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1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
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2 to exercise magical powers
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3 fig. to stir up troubles
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4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
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1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
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1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
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2 fig. the natural order of things
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3 something you can't go against
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
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1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
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1 weather permitting (idiom)
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
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1 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
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2 fig. the originator of an evil practice
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
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1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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2 unforeseen
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3 to be surprised by the turn of events
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
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1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
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1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)