上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
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1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
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)
串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
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1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
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1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
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2 corrupt appointment
六亲不认
liù qīn bù rèn
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1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
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1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
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2 left to one's own devices
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
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1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
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2 filial thigh-cutting
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
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1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
对事不对人
duì shì bù duì rén
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1 it's nothing personal (idiom)
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
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1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
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2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
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3 to cast pearls before swine
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4 caviar to the general
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5 to preach to deaf ears
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6 to talk over sb's head
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
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1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
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2 to take appropriate steps
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
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1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
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2 to take appropriate steps
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
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1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
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1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
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2 legal confrontation
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3 to take sb to court
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4 to sue
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
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1 lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
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2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
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3 to criticize obliquely
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
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1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
御驾亲征
yù jià qīn zhēng
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1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
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2 to take part personally in an expedition
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
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1 to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)