七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
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1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
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2 fig. to seethe with anger
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
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1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
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1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
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2 fig. invulnerable
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3 untouchable
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4 thick-skinned
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5 impervious to criticism
单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
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1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
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2 unaccompanied
如堕烟雾
rú duò yān wù
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1 as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
杳无人烟
yǎo wú rén yān
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1 dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted
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2 God-forsaken
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
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1 lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
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1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
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2 nonconformity gets punished
浩如烟海
hào rú yān hǎi
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1 vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)
渺无人烟
miǎo wú rén yān
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1 remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted
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2 God-forsaken
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
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1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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2 fig. to be annihilated
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3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
乌烟瘴气
wū yān zhàng qì
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1 billowing smoke (idiom)
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2 foul atmosphere
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3 (fig.) murky atmosphere
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4 in a turmoil
烽烟四起
fēng yān sì qǐ
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1 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟四起,战火纷飞
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
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1 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟遍地
fēng yān biàn dì
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1 fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
烟熏火燎
yān xūn huǒ liǎo
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1 smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
烟花风月
yān huā fēng yuè
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1 refers to lovemaking (idiom)
狼烟四起
láng yān sì qǐ
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1 fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war