一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
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1 (idiom) it's a deal
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2 that's settled then
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
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1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
以眼还眼,以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
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1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
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2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
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3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
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1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
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2 having the gift of the gab
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
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
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1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
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1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
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2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
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1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
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2 to bite the bullet
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
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1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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2 fig. to get sorted out
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3 to be finalized
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
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1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
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2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
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1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
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1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
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1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
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2 to exchange marriage vows
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
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1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
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2 to parrot
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
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1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
气定神闲
qì dìng shén xián
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1 calm and composed (idiom)