他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
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1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
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1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
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2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
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1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
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1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
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1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
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2 with difficulty
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3 after some effort
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
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1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
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2 to denounce by word and pen
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
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1 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
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2 to bear one's cross
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
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1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
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2 to roundly condemn
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3 to castigate
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
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1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
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2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng
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1 foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
辛勤耕耘
xīn qín gēng yún
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1 to make industrious and diligent efforts (idiom)