人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
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1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
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1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
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2 few and far between
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3 sparse
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
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1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
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2 extremely urgent
星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ
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1 a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星星之火，可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
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1 a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
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1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
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2 portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
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1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
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2 portentous signs
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
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1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
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1 lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
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2 swift action (idiom)
灿若繁星
càn ruò fán xīng
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1 bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
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1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
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2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
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1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众星拱辰
zhòng xīng gǒng chén
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1 lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
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2 to group around a revered leader
众星捧月
zhòng xīng pěng yuè
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1 lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
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2 to group around a revered leader
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3 to revolve around sb
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
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1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
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1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
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1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
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1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
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1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils