事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
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1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
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1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
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2 in a dangerous state
家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
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1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
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1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
成千累万
chéng qiān lěi wàn
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1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
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2 innumerable
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3 thousands upon thousands
成年累月
chéng nián lěi yuè
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1 year in, year out (idiom)
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
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1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
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1 to talk things through (idiom)
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2 to have an exchange of views
果实累累
guǒ shí léi léi
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1 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
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2 fruit hangs heavy on the bough
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3 fig. countless accomplishments
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4 one great result after another
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
积年累月
jī nián lěi yuè
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1 year in, year out (idiom)
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2 (over) many years
积金累玉
jī jīn lěi yù
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1 to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
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1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
连篇累牍
lián piān lěi dú
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1 (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
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2 verbose
量入为出
liàng rù wéi chū
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1 to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
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2 You can only spend what you earn.
量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
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1 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
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2 One does what one can.
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
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1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task