不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
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1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
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1 to act recklessly (idiom)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
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1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
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2 two parties cannot coexist
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
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1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
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1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
大腹便便
dà fù pián pián
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1 big-bellied (idiom)
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2 paunchy
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe
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1 better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
有奶便是娘
yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
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1 lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
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3 to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái
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1 to hover between life and death (idiom)
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2 to suffer terribly
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3 within an inch of one's life
死活不顾
sǐ huó bù gù
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1 regardless of life or death (idiom)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
死马当活马医
sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī
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1 lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
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2 fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
活到老,学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
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1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
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1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
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1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
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2 healthy and active
活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō
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1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)