一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
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1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
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1 once is more than enough (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
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
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1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
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2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
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1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
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1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
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2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
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1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
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2 fig. casual acquaintance
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
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1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
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2 without two sticks to rub together
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
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1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
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2 old grievance
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3 previous defeat
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
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1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
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2 in a nutshell
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
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1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
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2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
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1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
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2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
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2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
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)
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
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
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1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不愧不怍
bù kuì bù zuò
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1 no shame, no subterfuge (idiom); just and honorable
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2 upright and above board
不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
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1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
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2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
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1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions