人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
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1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
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1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
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1 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
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2 to speak and break off, then start again
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3 to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
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1 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
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2 to blow cigarette or opium smoke
尝尽心酸
cháng jìn xīn suān
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1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
囫囵吞枣
hú lún tūn zǎo
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1 to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
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2 (fig.) to accept without thinking
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3 to lap up
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
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1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
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2 one just has to be patient
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3 haste will ruin everything
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
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1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
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2 to swallow one's anger
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3 to grin and bear it
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
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1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
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2 fig. constant activity prevents decay
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
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1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
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2 to gorge oneself
生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō
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1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
饮恨吞声
yǐn hèn tūn shēng
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1 to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)