以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
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1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
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1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
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2 to fall at the last hurdle
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3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
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1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
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1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
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2 head-to-tail
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3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
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1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
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1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
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1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
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1 deathbed struggle
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2 final struggle (idiom)
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
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1 to drool (over) (idiom)
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2 to yearn for
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3 to covet
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4 to crave
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
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1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
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2 to hunger for
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
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1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
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2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
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1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
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2 crestfallen
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
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1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
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2 with redoubled power (idiom)
家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
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1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
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1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
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2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì
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1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully
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2 prudent
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3 gently and cautiously
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
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1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
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2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
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1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
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1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
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2 through and through
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3 out and out
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4 from top to bottom
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
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1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
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2 straight speaking
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3 to say what one thinks