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)
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
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1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
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2 fig. not to be outdone
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3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
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1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
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2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
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2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
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3 to go for wool and come back shorn
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
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1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
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1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
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2 fig. not enough to go around
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3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
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2 everything points to disaster
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
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1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
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1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
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2 fig. etched in one's memory
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3 unforgettable
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
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1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
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1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
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2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
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3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
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1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
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1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
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1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
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1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
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2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
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1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish