割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
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1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
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2 filial thigh-cutting
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
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.
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
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1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
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2 see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
旬输月送
xún shū yuè sòng
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1 pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
热脸贴冷屁股
rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu
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1 to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom)
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2 to be snubbed despite showing good intentions
礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
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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.
秋风送爽
qiū fēng sòng shuǎng
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1 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
股栗
gǔ lì
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1 to shake like an aspen
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2 to shiver with fear (idiom)
股栗肤粟
gǔ lì fū sù
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1 with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
迎来送往
yíng lái sòng wǎng
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1 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
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2 all time taken over with social niceties
送秋波
sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
雪中送炭
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
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1 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
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2 fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
头悬梁,锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
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1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
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2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
养生送死
yǎng shēng sòng sǐ
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1 to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)