一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
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1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
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3 simple and direct transaction
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
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1 no use to tell others
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2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
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1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
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2 unimaginably far away
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
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1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
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1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
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1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
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1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
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1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
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1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
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1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
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1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad