一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
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1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
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2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
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1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
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1 a giant among men (idiom)
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
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1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
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2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
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3 causes and effects
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
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1 to form a long queue (idiom)
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2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
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1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
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1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
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1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
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2 concerned with petty interests
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3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
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4 bean counter
扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
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1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng
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1 lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
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2 to have great hopes for one's offspring
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3 to give one's child the best education as a career investment
杯盘狼藉
bēi pán láng jí
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1 cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn
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1 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
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2 to rehearse a planned action or activity
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3 to conduct a dry run
活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
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1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
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2 fig. vigorous and lively
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
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1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
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2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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3 a few words to clinch the point
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
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1 lit. windy and circuitous
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2 difficult (idiom)
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
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1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth