仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
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1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
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1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
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2 to give in
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
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1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
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1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
气息奄奄
qì xī yǎn yǎn
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1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
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1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
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2 taciturn
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3 not providing any news
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
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1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī
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1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
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2 fig. everyday life
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3 daily routine
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4 to go about one's daily life
过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo
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1 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
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2 fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal