人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
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1 green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
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2 lush and lively scenery
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
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1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
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
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
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1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
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2 uninspired imitation
生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn
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1 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
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1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
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2 blind luck
荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng
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1 to torment the people (idiom)
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
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1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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2 crocodile tears
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
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1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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2 crocodile tears
灵丹妙药
líng dān miào yào
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1 effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
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2 panacea
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3 elixir
灵机一动
líng jī yī dòng
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1 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
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2 to be struck by a brainwave