三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
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1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
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1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
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1 to learn from history (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
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1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
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1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
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1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
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1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
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1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
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1 to boss people around (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
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1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
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2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
色令智昏
sè lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head over lust
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2 sex-crazy (idiom)
军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān
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1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
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2 a military order must be obeyed