以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
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1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
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2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
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3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
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1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
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2 having the gift of the gab
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
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
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1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
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2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
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1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
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2 to bite the bullet
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
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
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
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1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
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1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
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2 to parrot
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
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1 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
满城风雨
mǎn chéng fēng yǔ
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1 lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal
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2 an uproar
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3 the talk of the town
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
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1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
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2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
众志成城
zhòng zhì chéng chéng
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1 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
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1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
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2 to put up a desperate struggle
胸有城府
xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ
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1 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
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2 deep and shrewd
胸无城府
xiōng wú chéng fǔ
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1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
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2 ingenuous
铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá
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1 clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)