三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
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1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
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2 to take sb by surprise
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
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1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
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1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
出其不意,攻其不备
chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
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1 to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó
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1 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
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2 refers to the travels of Confucius
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
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1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
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2 ideal
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3 perfect
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4 (of a match) made in heaven
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5 to be made for one another
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
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1 to exist in name only
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2 empty shell
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3 useless (idiom)
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
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1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
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1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
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2 to try this, that and the other
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
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1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn
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1 Preparedness averts peril.
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2 to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
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1 to demand perfection (idiom)
旧地重游
jiù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
万事俱备,只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
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2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备,只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
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2 lacking only one tiny crucial item
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3 also written 萬事俱備,只欠東風|万事俱备,只欠东风
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
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1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
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2 to view as trifling
逢场作戏
féng chǎng zuò xì
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1 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
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2 to play along according to local conditions