一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
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1 One key opens one lock.
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2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
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)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
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
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
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1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
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2 to talk about sb's weak point
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
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
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1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
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2 beaming with happiness
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
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
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1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
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2 fig. to display ambidexterity
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3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
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4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
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1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)