一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
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1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
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2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
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1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
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1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
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2 unalterable
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3 unvarying
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4 monotonous
人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng
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1 long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
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2 prosperity
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
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1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
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1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
十年树木，百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
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1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
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1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
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1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
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1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
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1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
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2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
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)