三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
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1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
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2 filial thigh-cutting
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
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1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
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2 see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
热脸贴冷屁股
rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu
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1 to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom)
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2 to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
股栗
gǔ lì
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1 to shake like an aspen
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2 to shiver with fear (idiom)
股栗肤粟
gǔ lì fū sù
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1 with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng
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1 ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
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1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
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1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
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1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
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2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
头悬梁,锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
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1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
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2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly