出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
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1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
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2 preeminent
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3 outstanding
刻鹄类鹜
kè hú lèi wù
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1 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
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2 to fail utterly in trying to copy something
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3 to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
参差不齐
cēn cī bù qí
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1 (idiom) variable
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2 uneven
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3 irregular
天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi
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1 all crows are black (idiom)
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2 evil people are bad all over the world
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
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1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
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2 Love me, love my dog.
整齐划一
zhěng qí huà yī
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1 to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
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1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
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2 fig. the passage of time
比翼齐飞
bǐ yì qí fēi
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1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
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2 two hearts beating as one
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3 (of a couple) inseparable
洪福齐天
hóng fú qí tiān
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1 flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
乌七八糟
wū qī bā zāo
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1 everything in disorder (idiom)
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2 in a hideous mess
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3 obscene
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4 dirty
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5 filthy
乌烟瘴气
wū yān zhàng qì
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1 billowing smoke (idiom)
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2 foul atmosphere
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3 (fig.) murky atmosphere
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4 in a turmoil
乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng
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1 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
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2 fig. filial piety
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù
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1 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
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2 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
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1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
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1 drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
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1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
百花齐放
bǎi huā qí fàng
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1 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
百花齐放,百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
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1 a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
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1 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
万马齐喑
wàn mǎ qí yīn
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1 thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
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2 an atmosphere of political oppression