上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
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1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
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2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
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3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
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1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
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
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
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1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
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1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
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2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
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1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
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1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
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1 poor people (idiom)
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2 those who live from hand to mouth
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
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1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大包大揽
dà bāo dà lǎn
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1 to take complete charge (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
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1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
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2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
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1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
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1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
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1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
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1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
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1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
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2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant