一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
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1 one word says it all (idiom)
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2 to hit the nail on the head
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3 to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
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1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
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2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
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3 it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
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1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
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1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
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2 flawless person
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
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1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
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1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
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2 with irresistible force
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
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1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
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1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
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1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
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2 radical transformation
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
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1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
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2 fig. to be extremely cautious
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3 to be skating on thin ice
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
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1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
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2 destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
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1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
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1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
涣然冰释
huàn rán bīng shì
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1 to melt away (idiom)
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2 to dissipate
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3 to vanish
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible