一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
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1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
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2 stuck in a rut
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
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1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
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2 unalterable
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3 unvarying
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4 monotonous
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
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1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
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1 to whine on for days (idiom)
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2 to endlessly grumble complaints
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3 incessant whining
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
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1 to sing the high part
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2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
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1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
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3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
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1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
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3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
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1 monotonous
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2 dull
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3 tedious (idiom)
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
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1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
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2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
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1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
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1 one after another (idiom)
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2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
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1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
民变峰起
mín biàn fēng qǐ
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1 seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances