一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
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1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
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1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
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2 easy as pie
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3 one can do it at once
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
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1 devoid of fear (idiom)
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2 intrepid
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
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1 inexpressible (idiom)
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2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
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2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
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1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
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2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
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1 act of God
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2 force majeure (law)
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3 irresistible (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
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1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
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2 unfathomable
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3 not a clue
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
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1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
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2 you can't judge a book by its cover
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3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
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)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
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1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
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1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
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1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country