不学无术
bù xué wú shù
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1 without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
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1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
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
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
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1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
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2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
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
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
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
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
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
罢黜百家,独尊儒术
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù
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1 Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
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2 sole dominant ideology
荷枪实弹
hè qiāng shí dàn
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1 (idiom) armed
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2 carrying a loaded firearm
银样镴枪头
yín yàng là qiāng tóu
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1 silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
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1 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously