依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
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1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
前不着村,后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
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1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
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2 skinflint
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3 miserly
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
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1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
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1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
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2 altruism
舍己为人
shě jǐ wèi rén
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1 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
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2 altruism
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
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1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
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2 selfless and public spirited
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
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1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
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2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
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1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
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1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
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2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
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1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
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2 undaunted by perils
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
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1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
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1 to provide alms and rice (idiom)
村村寨寨
cūn cūn zhài zhài
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1 every village and stockade (idiom)
求田问舍
qiú tián wèn shè
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1 lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
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2 fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
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1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
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2 a strategic withdrawal
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
锲而不舍
qiè ér bù shě
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1 to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
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2 to persevere
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3 unflagging efforts
难分难舍
nán fēn nán shě
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1 loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate