一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
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1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
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1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
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1 to go separate ways (idiom)
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2 to part ways with sb
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3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
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1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
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1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
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1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
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1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
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2 incomprehensible nonsense
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3 preposterous bullshit
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
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1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
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1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
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1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
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1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
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1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
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2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
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1 scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
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1 the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)