一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
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1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
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1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
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2 concise and powerful style
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
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1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
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1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
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1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
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2 Never give up hope.
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3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
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1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
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1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
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1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
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2 connotations
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
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1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
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2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
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3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
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4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
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1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)