一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
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1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
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2 fig. to cross swords with
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3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
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1 in a whisper
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2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
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1 to be fawningly submissive (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
女扮男装
nu:3 bàn nán zhuāng
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1 (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
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1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī
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1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
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2 toadying and bullying
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
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1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
男扮女装
nán bàn nu:3 zhuāng
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1 (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
男欢女爱
nán huān nu:3 ài
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1 passionate love (idiom)
眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
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1 to have high standards but little ability
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2 to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
空谷足音
kōng gǔ zú yīn
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1 the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
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2 sth hard to come by
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3 sth wonderful and rare
红男绿女
hóng nán lu:4 nu:3
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1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
绿女红男
lu:4 nu:3 hóng nán
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1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
听话听声,锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
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1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
重男轻女
zhòng nán qīng nu:3
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1 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
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1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)