一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
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1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
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1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
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2 fig. to cross swords with
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3 to lock horns
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
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1 devoid of fear (idiom)
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2 intrepid
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
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1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
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
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
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1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
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1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
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1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
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1 to challenge the law (idiom)
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2 to knowingly violate the law
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
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1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
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1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
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1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
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2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time