一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
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1 to echo one another (idiom)
一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
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1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
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2 warm and affable
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
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1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
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2 fig. at a total loss
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
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1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
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2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
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3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
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1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
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3 to hold a position passively
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
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1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
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1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
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2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
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1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
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2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
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3 lawless
和气生财
hé qì shēng cái
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1 (idiom) amiability makes you rich
和气致祥
hé qì zhì xiáng
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1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
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1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
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2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
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3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
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4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
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1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
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1 to wail
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2 to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
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1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
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2 this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)