三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
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1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
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1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
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1 blinded by greed (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
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1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū
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1 lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
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2 fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
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3 (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
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4 (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
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1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
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2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
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1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
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2 (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
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1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
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2 to hunger for
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
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1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī
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1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
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2 Do as you would be done by.
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3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ
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1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
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2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
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1 bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
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2 carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
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1 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
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2 (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
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