一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
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1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
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2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
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3 outstanding
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
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1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
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1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
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2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
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1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
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2 fig. enchanting scenery
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
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1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
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1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
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2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
秀外慧中
xiù wài huì zhōng
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1 good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
秀才不出门,全知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì
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1 a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出门,能知天下事
xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì
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1 a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān
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1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
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2 (of women) gorgeous
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3 graceful
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4 (of scenery) beautiful
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
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1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
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1 articulate in speech (idiom)
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2 eloquent
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
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1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
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2 sumptuous entertainment