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
天罗地网
tiān luó dì wǎng
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1 inescapable net (idiom)
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2 trap
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3 dragnet
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
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
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1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
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1 all roads lead to Rome
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2 use different means to obtain the same result (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)
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
罗掘
luó jué
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1 to scrape around for money
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2 hard pressed for cash
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3 cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 to net birds and dig for rats (idiom)
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
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1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
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2 on the verge of bankruptcy
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
门可罗雀
mén kě luó què
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1 you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
门庭冷落,门堪罗雀
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
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1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted