今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
寿比南山
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
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1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
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2 Long may you live!
夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù
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1 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
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2 social climbing
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
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1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
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2 close in spirit although far away
如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ
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1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
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2 fig. fixed on sth
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3 to cling on without letting go
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4 to pester obstinately
如蚁附膻
rú yǐ fù shān
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1 like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
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2 the crowd runs after trash
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
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1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
恩比天大
ēn bǐ tiān dà
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1 to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
情比金坚
qíng bǐ jīn jiān
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1 love is more solid than gold (idiom)
扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
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1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
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1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
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1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
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2 fig. extremely difficult
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3 far from an easy task
比翼双飞
bǐ yì shuāng fēi
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1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
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2 fig. two hearts beating as one
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3 name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
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1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
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2 two hearts beating as one
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3 (of a couple) inseparable
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
瘦死的骆驼比马大
shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà
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1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
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2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
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3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
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
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
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1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
货比三家
huò bǐ sān jiā
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1 to comparison shop (idiom)
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2 comparison shopping
货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
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1 shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)