向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
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1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
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1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
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1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
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2 scorched earth policy
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
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1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
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1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
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2 fig. very poor
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3 wretched
悬崖峭壁
xuán yá qiào bì
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1 sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì
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1 sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
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1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
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1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
豺狼塞路
chái láng sāi lù
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1 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
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2 a vicious tyranny rules the land
铜墙铁壁
tóng qiáng tiě bì
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1 copper wall, iron bastion (idiom); impenetrable defense
凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng
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1 lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
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2 fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
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1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
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2 fig. to act blindly
闭门塞窦
bì mén sè dòu
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1 to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
颓垣断壁
tuí yuán duàn bì
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1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)