不依不饶
bù yī bù ráo
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1 not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive
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2 to treat severely without listening to excuses
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
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1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
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1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
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2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
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1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
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2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
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3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
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1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
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2 all comers welcome
依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
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1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
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1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
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2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
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1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
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2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
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1 to be one's old self (idiom)
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2 to be unchanged
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3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo
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1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
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1 totally submissive (idiom)
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
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1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
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2 interdependent
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
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1 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
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2 fig. the originator of an evil practice
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
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1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
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2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
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1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
智者千虑,必有一失
zhì zhě qiān lu:4 , bì yǒu yī shī
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1 lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible