世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
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1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
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1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
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1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
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2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
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1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
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2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
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1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
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2 in the bag
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
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1 metabolism (biology)
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2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
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1 to quote out of context (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
标新取异
biāo xīn qǔ yì
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1 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
欲取姑予
yù qǔ gū yǔ
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1 variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yù qǔ gū yǔ]
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2 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)