三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
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1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
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1 (idiom) to pose
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2 to put on airs
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
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1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
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2 to pilfer
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3 to dally with women
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4 to have affairs
傲视群伦
ào shì qún lún
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1 outstanding talent (idiom)
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2 incomparable artistic merit
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3 accomplishment out of the ordinary
兔死狐悲
tù sǐ hú bēi
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1 lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
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1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
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2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún
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1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 preeminent
卓尔不群
zhuó ěr bù qún
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1 standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 excellent and unrivaled
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
嫁鸡随鸡,嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
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1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ
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1 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
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2 fig. troublemaker
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3 black sheep
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4 rotten apple
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
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1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
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1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
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2 as a large crowd
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
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1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
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2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
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1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
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2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
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3 to hit sb when he's down
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
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1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
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2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
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1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
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2 fig. to cheat
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3 dishonest advertising
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4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
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1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
物以类聚,人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
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1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
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1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people