人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
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1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
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1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
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2 fig. not enough to go around
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3 demand exceeds supply
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
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1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
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2 (any number of possible translations)
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
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2 everything points to disaster
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
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1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
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2 the less complications the better
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
寡二少双
guǎ èr shǎo shuāng
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1 peerless
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2 second to none (idiom)
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
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1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
少成多
shǎo chéng duō
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1 Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
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1 lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
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2 naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
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1 city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
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1 unable to plan
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2 inept at strategy (idiom)
积少成多
jī shǎo chéng duō
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1 Many little things add up to sth great.
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2 Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
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1 a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
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2 when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down