上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
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1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
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1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
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2 to replace the original with a fake
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3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó
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1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
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2 refers to the travels of Confucius
小作怡情,大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
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1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
心旷神怡
xīn kuàng shén yí
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1 lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed
怡然自得
yí rán zì dé
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1 happy and content (idiom)
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]
淑人君子
shū rén jūn zi
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1 virtuous gentleman (idiom)
众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī
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1 as everyone knows (idiom)
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
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1 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
贤淑仁慈
xián shū rén cí
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1 a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
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1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
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2 the wheel comes full circle
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
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
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1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng
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1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)