一把屎一把尿
yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào
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1 to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
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1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
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1 One key opens one lock.
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2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
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1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
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2 to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
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1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
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1 What brings you here? (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
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1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
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2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
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1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
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2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
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3 to go for wool and come back shorn
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
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1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
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1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
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1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
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2 fig. velvet glove
大腹便便
dà fù pián pián
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1 big-bellied (idiom)
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2 paunchy
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
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1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
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1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
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2 to try this, that and the other
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
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1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)