一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
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1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
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1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
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2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
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1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
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1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
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1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
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1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
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1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼,以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
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1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
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2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
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3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
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1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
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1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
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1 a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
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1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
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2 disconcerted
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3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
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1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
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2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
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1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
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2 cutting the Gordian knot
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
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1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder