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
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
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1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
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1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
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1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
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
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
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1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
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3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
qīng chéng qīng guó
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1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
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1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
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1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
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1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
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
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
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
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1 to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
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2 to surrender territory under humiliating terms
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
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1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
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1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity