一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
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1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
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2 fig. to be impartial
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
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1 (idiom) it's a deal
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2 that's settled then
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
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1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
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1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
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1 to completely ignore (idiom)
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2 to pay no attention to
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3 not to be in the least concerned about
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
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1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
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1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
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2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
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1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
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1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
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1 decreed by fate (idiom)
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2 destined
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3 fated
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
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1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
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1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary