上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
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1 lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
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2 fig. to associate with criminals
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
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1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
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
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
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1 to bow before (idiom)
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2 to capitulate
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
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1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
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1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
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2 in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
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1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
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2 to strut
水涨船高
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo
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1 the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
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2 to develop according to the situation
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
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1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
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2 afraid of the slightest thing
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)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
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1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
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1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
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1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
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2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
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1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
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2 fig. main cause of a disaster
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
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1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
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2 outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
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1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
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2 to anxiously await
脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
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1 lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
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2 fig. to have it both ways
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3 to run after two hares
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4 (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
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1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
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2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
船到江心,补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
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1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
船到码头,车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
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1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
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2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)