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
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
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1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
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2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
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1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
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2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
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1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
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2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
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.
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
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1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
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2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
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3 even the best fall down sometimes
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
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1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
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
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
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1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
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
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
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1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
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1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
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2 double dealing and back stabbing
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
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
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1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
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2 to break fresh ground