不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
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2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
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3 to go for wool and come back shorn
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí
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1 to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
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2 to be astonished
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ
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1 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
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1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
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2 incomprehensible nonsense
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3 preposterous bullshit
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
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1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
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1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
奇葩异卉
qí pā yì huì
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1 rare and exotic flora (idiom)
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
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1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
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2 unreasonable remarks
好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì
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1 to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
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1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
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1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
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1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
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2 amazing!
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up