一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
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1 perfectly clean
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2 blameless
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3 unimpeachable (idiom)
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
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1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
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1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
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2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
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1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
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2 plagiarism
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
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1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
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1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
恶叉白赖
è chā bái lài
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1 evil behavior (idiom); brazen villainy
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
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1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
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1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
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2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
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1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
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1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
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2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
白旄黄钺
bái máo huáng yuè
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1 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié
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1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle