一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
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1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
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2 to share everything
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3 to be on very intimate terms
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)
彼倡此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
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1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
彼唱此和
bǐ chàng cǐ hé
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1 to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
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
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
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
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1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
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2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
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3 repeating continuously
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4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
此起彼落
cǐ qǐ bǐ luò
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1 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
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2 repeating continuously
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)
知己知彼
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ
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1 know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
知己知彼,百战不殆
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
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1 know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
知彼知己
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ
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1 to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
知彼知己,百战不殆
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
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1 knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
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