刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
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1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
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1 to eat without working (idiom)
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2 to take one's pay and not care about the rest
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
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1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
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1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
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1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
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1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
撒手不管
sā shǒu bù guǎn
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1 to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
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2 to take no part in
樱桃小嘴
yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ
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1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
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2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
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1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
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2 to talk big
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
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1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
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2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
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1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
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2 to talk incessant nonsense
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3 blah blah
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
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1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
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2 to talk until one is blue in the face
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3 to repeat again and again
管中窥豹
guǎn zhōng kuī bào
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1 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí
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1 in my humble opinion (idiom)
花拳绣腿
huā quán xiù tuǐ
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1 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
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2 highly embellished and ineffectual
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3 fancy but impractical skills
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4 all show and no go
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5 pugilistic wankery
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
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1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
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1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
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1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)