儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
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1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
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1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái
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1 to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
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1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn
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1 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
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1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
海纳百川
hǎi nà bǎi chuān
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1 all rivers run into the sea
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2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
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1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
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2 to dispel depression or melancholy
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3 to relieve stress
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4 a relaxing pass-time
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
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2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
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3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
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1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
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2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū
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1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
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2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds
藏污纳垢
cáng wū nà gòu
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1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
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2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
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1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
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2 to view as trifling