一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
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2 fig. to go to great lengths
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3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
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2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
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1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
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2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
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1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
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2 plagiarism
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
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1 high-sounding
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2 dignified
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3 pompous (idiom)
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
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1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
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2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
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3 to attain a higher level
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
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1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
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1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
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1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
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1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
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2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
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3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
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1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
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1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)