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
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
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1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
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
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
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1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
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2 lustrous
油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
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1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
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2 to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
滚油煎心
gǔn yóu jiān xīn
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1 to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
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1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
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2 to enrage people and make matters worse
火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
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1 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
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2 to enrage people and make matters worse
狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi
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1 lit. a dog who catches mice
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2 to be meddlesome (idiom)
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
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
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1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
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2 blind luck
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
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1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
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1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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2 crocodile tears
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
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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2 To live within one's means.