上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
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1 lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
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2 fig. to associate with criminals
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
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1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
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2 general term for scoundrel
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
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1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
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1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
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2 fig. invulnerable
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3 untouchable
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4 thick-skinned
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5 impervious to criticism
单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
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1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
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2 unaccompanied
天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi
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1 all crows are black (idiom)
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2 evil people are bad all over the world
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
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1 lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
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2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
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3 to criticize obliquely
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
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1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
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2 Love me, love my dog.
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
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1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
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1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
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2 fig. the passage of time
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
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1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
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2 nonconformity gets punished
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
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1 lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
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2 fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
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3 (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
乌七八糟
wū qī bā zāo
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1 everything in disorder (idiom)
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2 in a hideous mess
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3 obscene
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4 dirty
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5 filthy
乌烟瘴气
wū yān zhàng qì
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1 billowing smoke (idiom)
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2 foul atmosphere
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3 (fig.) murky atmosphere
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4 in a turmoil
乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng
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1 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
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2 fig. filial piety
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
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1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
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2 real weapons
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3 very much for real
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4 every bit real
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5 the genuine article