一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
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1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
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1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
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2 a lot of noise but no action
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
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1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
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3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
qīng chéng qīng guó
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1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
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1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
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1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
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2 fig. to stir up troubles
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
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1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
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2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
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3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
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4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
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1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
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2 to exercise magical powers
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3 fig. to stir up troubles
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4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
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1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
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1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
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2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
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3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
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1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
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2 fig. the natural order of things
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3 something you can't go against
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
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1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
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1 weather permitting (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
巴山夜雨
Bā shān yè yǔ
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1 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
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2 Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
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1 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
日晒雨淋
rì shài yǔ lín
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1 scorched and drenched by sun and rain (idiom); suffer from exposure to the elements
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2 weather-beaten
春风化雨
chūn fēng huà yǔ
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1 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
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1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
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2 to prepare for a rainy day