一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
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1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
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2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
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1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
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1 to return good for evil (idiom)
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2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
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1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
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1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
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1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
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2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
善有善报
shàn yǒu shàn bào
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1 virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
报仇雪耻
bào chóu xuě chǐ
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1 to take revenge and erase humiliation (idiom)
报仇雪恨
bào chóu xuě hèn
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1 to take revenge and wipe out a grudge (idiom)
报应不爽
bào yìng bù shuǎng
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1 appropriate retribution (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
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1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu
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1 to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
恩将仇报
ēn jiāng chóu bào
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1 to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
恶有恶报
è yǒu è bào
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1 evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
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2 sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)
感恩图报
gǎn ēn tú bào
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1 grateful and seeking to repay the kindness (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
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1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
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2 concerned with petty interests
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3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
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4 bean counter
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
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1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
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2 to exchange gifts
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3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
捷报频传
jié bào pín chuán
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1 victory reports pour in (idiom); news of success in an endless stream
有仇不报非君子
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ
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1 a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)