不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
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1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
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2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
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1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
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1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
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2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
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1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
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2 plagiarism
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
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1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
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2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì
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1 to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
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1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
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2 famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
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1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
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2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
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1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
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2 to feel at home anywhere
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3 to roam about unconstrained
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4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
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1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
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2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
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1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
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1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
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2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
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1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学海无涯
xué hǎi wú yá
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1 sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
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2 ars longa, vita brevis
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
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1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
山盟海誓
shān méng hǎi shì
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1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
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2 to swear by all the Gods
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
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1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty