不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
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1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
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2 to come out even
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3 to tie
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4 to draw
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
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1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
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1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
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2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
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3 fig. to act stupidly
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
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1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
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1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
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2 to have a weight off one's mind
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
徒呼负负
tú hū fù fù
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1 to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
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1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
忘恩负义
wàng ēn fù yì
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1 to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend
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2 to kick a benefactor in the teeth
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
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1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
皇天不负苦心人
Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén
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1 Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
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1 although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
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2 apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
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3 for want of a nail the battle was lost
艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn
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1 it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
负荆请罪
fù jīng qǐng zuì
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1 lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
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2 fig. to offer sb a humble apology