一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
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1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
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3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
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1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
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2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
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3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
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1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
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1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
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2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
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3 to reciprocate with material assistance
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4 scratch each other's back
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
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1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
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!
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
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1 offending public morals (idiom)
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
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1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
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2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
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1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
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2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
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1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
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2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
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1 poor people (idiom)
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2 those who live from hand to mouth
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
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1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
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1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)