一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
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1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
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1 devoid of fear (idiom)
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2 intrepid
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
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1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
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1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
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1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
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1 to challenge the law (idiom)
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2 to knowingly violate the law
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
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1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
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1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
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2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
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1 leave it to me (idiom)
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2 I'll take care of it
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
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1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
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2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
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1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
奋不顾身
fèn bù gù shēn
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1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
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2 regardless of perils
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
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1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
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2 to be all alone (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
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1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
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2 reticent
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3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
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1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
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1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
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2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
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1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
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2 to wait idly for opportunities
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3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative