一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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1 each word carries weight
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2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
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1 over and over again (idiom)
上一次当,学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
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1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
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2 once bitten, twice shy
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
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1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
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1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
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2 naive
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3 doesn't know who's who
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4 no sense of priorities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
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1 out of one's wits (idiom)
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2 distracted
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3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
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1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
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2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
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1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
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1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
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1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
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1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
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1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
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1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
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2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
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3 minor details obscure the main point
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4 the sauce is better than the fish
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
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
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1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
几次三番
jǐ cì sān fān
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1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
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2 over and over again
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