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
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
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1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
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2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
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1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
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2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
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3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
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1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
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
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
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1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
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2 to exchange gifts
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3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
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
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
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2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
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3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
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
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
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1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign