一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
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1 to die (idiom)
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2 to breathe one's last
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3 to give up the ghost
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
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1 to order again and again (idiom)
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
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1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
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2 fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
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1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
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1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head through material greed (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
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
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1 decreed by fate (idiom)
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2 destined
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3 fated
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
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1 to be at death's door (idiom)
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
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1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
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2 fig. to die
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3 to meet one's end
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
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1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
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1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
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1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
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1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
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2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
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1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
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2 fig. avaricious
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3 tightfisted
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng
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1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
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1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)