不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
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1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
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2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
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3 scratching the surface
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4 superficial
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5 perfunctory
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
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1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
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1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
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1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
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1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
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1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
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1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
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2 implacable hatred
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3 to abhor
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4 anathema
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
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1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
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2 to ponder about a painful experience
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
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1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
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2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
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1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
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2 a reformed character
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
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1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
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2 to be an armchair expert
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3 to blabber on
迎头痛击
yíng tóu tòng jī
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1 to deliver a frontal assault
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2 to meet head-on (idiom)
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
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1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
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1 to have a splitting headache (idiom)