一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
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1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
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1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
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2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
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1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
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1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
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1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
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2 in the bag
有福同享,有祸同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng
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1 To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
有福同享,有难同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāng
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1 To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
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1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
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1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)