上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
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1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
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1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
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2 fugitive
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
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1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
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1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
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2 fig. to act belatedly
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3 better late than never
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4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
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1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
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2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
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1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
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2 death of a close friend
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
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1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
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1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
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1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
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1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
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1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
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1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
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1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
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1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
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2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
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1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
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2 destitute and homeless
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
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1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer