一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
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)
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
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
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
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1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
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
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
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1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
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)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
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1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
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1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
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1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
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1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
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1 to shine through the ages (idiom)