一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
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1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
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1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
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2 fig. unexpected winning move
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3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
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1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
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2 fig. unexpected winning move
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3 unconventional gambit
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
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1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
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2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
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1 to spread the news (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
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1 to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心中有鬼
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
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1 to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
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3 to hopscotch
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4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
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1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
神出鬼没
shén chū guǐ mò
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1 lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)
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2 fig. elusive
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
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1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
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2 uncanny workmanship
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3 superlative craftsmanship
神差鬼使
shén chāi guǐ shǐ
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1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
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2 curious coincidence
行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu
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1 walking corpse (idiom)
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2 zombie
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3 person who lives only on the material level
装神弄鬼
zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
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1 lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify
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2 to deceive people
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3 to scam
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
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1 to be at an impasse (idiom)
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2 in a tight spot
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3 at the end of one's rope
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4 desperate