一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
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1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
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2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
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1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
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2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
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1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
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1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
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1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
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1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
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2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
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1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
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1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
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2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
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3 to punish sb as a warning to others
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
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1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
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1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
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2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
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1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
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2 to see through to the nub
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
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1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
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1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
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2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
智珠在握
zhì zhū zài wò
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1 lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom)
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2 fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
有眼无珠
yǒu yǎn wú zhū
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1 (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)
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2 unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
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3 to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
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1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
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2 overly fearful