一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
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1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
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2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
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1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
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2 in the bag
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
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1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
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1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
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1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
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.
物各有主
wù gè yǒu zhǔ
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1 everything has a rightful owner (idiom)
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
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1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
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1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
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2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
睹物思人
dǔ wù sī rén
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1 seeing an object makes one miss its owner (idiom)