一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
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2 to fire from the hip
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
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1 to mull over (idiom)
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2 to think long and hard
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
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1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
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2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
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3 to study diligently
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
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1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
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1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
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1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
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2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
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3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
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1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
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1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
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1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
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2 to nitpick
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
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1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
相夫教子
xiàng fū jiào zǐ
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1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
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2 the traditional roles of a good wife
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
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1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
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2 fig. completely in the dark
蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī
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1 benighted (idiom)
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2 ignorant
费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ
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1 to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
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1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
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2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy