修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
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1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
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1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
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2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
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1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
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2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
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1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
感激不尽
gǎn jī bù jìn
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1 can't thank sb enough (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
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1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
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1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
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2 see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
扬清激浊
yáng qīng jī zhuó
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1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
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2 eliminate vice and exalt virtue
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
激浊扬清
jī zhuó yáng qīng
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1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
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2 eliminate vice and exalt virtue
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.
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
狼心狗肺
láng xīn gǒu fèi
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1 lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)
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2 cruel and unscrupulous
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
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1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
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2 uneasy and nervous
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3 to be on pins and needles
荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng
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1 to torment the people (idiom)
虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
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1 a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
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2 even wild beasts look after their young
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
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1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)