一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
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1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
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1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
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2 unalterable
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3 unvarying
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4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
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1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
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2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
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1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
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2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
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3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
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1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
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2 all comers welcome
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
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1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
伤及无辜
shāng jí wú gū
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1 to harm the innocent (idiom)
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
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1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
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2 within one's powers
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
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1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
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1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)