只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
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1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
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1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
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2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
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1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
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2 to know intuitively
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3 to understand thoroughly
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
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1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
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2 stickler for tradition
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
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1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
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1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng
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1 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
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1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
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1 at the end of the year (idiom)
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
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1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ
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1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn
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1 spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
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2 crumbs from the feast
残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng
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1 cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
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1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
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2 to offer outlandish explanations