一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
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1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
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2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
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3 to keep going while some hope is left
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
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1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
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1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
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1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
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2 eloquent
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3 glib
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4 voluble
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5 have the gift of the gab
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
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1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
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1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
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2 (fig.) all over China
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
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1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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1 really not easy (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
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1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
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2 modest and unassuming
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3 (of writing) plain and simple
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4 easy to understand
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
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1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
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1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
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2 to advance cautiously, step by step
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3 to feel one's way forward
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
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1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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2 to dance to a different tune