一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
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1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
大厦将倾
dà shà jiāng qīng
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1 great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation
天兵天将
tiān bīng tiān jiàng
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1 celestial troops and generals (idiom)
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2 fig. superior forces
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
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1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
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1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
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1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
将错就错
jiāng cuò jiù cuò
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1 lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
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2 to accept an error and adapt to it
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3 to muddle through
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
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1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
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
恩将仇报
ēn jiāng chóu bào
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1 to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
慷慨输将
kāng kǎi shū jiāng
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1 to donate generously (idiom)
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
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1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
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2 to set the world to rights
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3 to pass judgment on everything
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
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1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
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2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng
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1 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
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1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
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2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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3 a few words to clinch the point
蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
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1 lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
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2 superficial contact (idiom)
虾兵蟹将
xiā bīng xiè jiàng
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1 shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
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2 useless troops (idiom)