胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
密不可分
mì bù kě fēn
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1 inextricably linked (idiom)
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2 inseparable
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
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1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
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2 fig. to act in the nick of time
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
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1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
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2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
托足无门
tuō zú wú mén
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1 to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
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1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
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1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
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1 devil incarnate (idiom)
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2 fiend in human form
烘云托月
hōng yún tuō yuè
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1 lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
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2 a contrasting character to a main hero
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
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1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
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2 all one's geese are swans
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
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2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
神女有心,襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
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1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
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2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
秋荼密网
qiū tú mì wǎng
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1 flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
老王卖瓜,自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
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1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
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2 all one's geese are swans
亲密无间
qīn mì wú jiān
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1 close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
阎王好见,小鬼难当
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
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1 lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
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1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
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2 to rape