一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
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1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
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2 spare the rod, spoil the child
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
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
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
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1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
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1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
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2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
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1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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2 to go beyond old ideas
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3 advancing all the time
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
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1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
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2 invigorating
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3 bracing
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
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1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
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1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
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1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's bit to help
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
相提并论
xiāng tí bìng lùn
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1 to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
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2 to place on a par with
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3 (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
绝口不提
jué kǒu bù tí
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1 lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
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2 to censor
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
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1 to give sincere advice (idiom)
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2 to exhort earnestly
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)