不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
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1 lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
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2 fig. not getting to any matter of substance
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3 scratching the surface
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4 superficial
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5 perfunctory
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
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1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
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2 at sb's beck and call
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
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1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
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1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
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1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
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2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
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1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
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1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
思之心痛
sī zhī xīn tòng
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1 a thought that causes heartache (idiom)
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
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1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
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1 to fool people (idiom)
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2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
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1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
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2 to deceive oneself
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3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
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1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
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1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
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2 implacable hatred
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3 to abhor
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4 anathema
痛定思痛
tòng dìng sī tòng
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1 to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom)
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2 to ponder about a painful experience
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
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1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
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2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
痛改前非
tòng gǎi qián fēi
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1 completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
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2 a reformed character
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
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1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实,耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
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1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
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2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
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1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
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2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面,耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
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1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
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2 fig. to be observant and alert