三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
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1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
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1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
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2 those whom the Gods love die young
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
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1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
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1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng
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1 ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì
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1 to die an untimely death (idiom)
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2 to be cut off in one's prime
英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng
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1 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
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1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
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1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
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1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
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1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
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2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person