不安其室
bù ān qí shì
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1 to be discontented with one's home
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2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
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1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
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2 eclectic
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3 all-embracing
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
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1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
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2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
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3 to attain a higher level
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
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1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
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1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
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2 both virtue and reward
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
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1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
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1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
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2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
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3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
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1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
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1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
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2 fig. to stop what one is doing
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
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1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò
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1 The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
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1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
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1 water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
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1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
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2 to go to the next level
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3 to attain a higher level
空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě
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1 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
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2 scorched earth policy
筑室道谋
zhù shì dào móu
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1 lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
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2 without a clue
美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
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1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
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1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
草率收兵
cǎo shuài shōu bīng
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1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
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2 half-baked