以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
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1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
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1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
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1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
径情直遂
jìng qíng zhí suì
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1 to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
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1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
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2 straight speaking
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3 to say what one thinks
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
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1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
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1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
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2 pros and cons
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
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1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
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2 to barge
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3 to charge around violently
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
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1 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
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2 to have the courage of one's convictions
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3 just and forceful
直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng
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1 to address sb directly by name (idiom)
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2 to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity)
直情径行
zhí qíng jìng xíng
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1 straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
直截了当
zhí jié liǎo dàng
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1 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
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2 straightforward
直肠直肚
zhí cháng zhí dù
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1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
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1 to speak bluntly (idiom)
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2 not to mince words
直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
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1 to speak one's mind
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2 to speak candidly (idiom)