以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
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1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
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2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn
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1 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
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1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
屡战屡败
lu:3 zhàn lu:3 bài
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1 to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
屡败屡战
lu:3 bài lu:3 zhàn
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1 to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
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1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
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2 scared witless
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
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1 to die in battle (idiom)
战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
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1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
战无不胜
zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible
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2 to succeed in every undertaking
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
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1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
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2 to burn the midnight oil
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
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1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
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2 to egg people on or to call them back
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
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1 to make insinuations
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2 to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
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1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
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2 portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
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1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
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2 portentous signs
有征无战
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn
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1 to win without a fight (idiom)
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
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1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)