以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
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1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
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2 prepared for any eventualities
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
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1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
倾国倾城
qīng guó qīng chéng
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1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
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3 also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qīng chéng qīng guó]
倾城倾国
qīng chéng qīng guó
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1 lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
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1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
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1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
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1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
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2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
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3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
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4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
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1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
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1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
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2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
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3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
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1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
攻城略地
gōng chéng lu:è dì
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1 to take cities and seize territories (idiom)
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
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1 to be unable to continue
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2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
满城风雨
mǎn chéng fēng yǔ
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1 lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal
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2 an uproar
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3 the talk of the town
众志成城
zhòng zhì chéng chéng
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1 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
绑赴市曹
bǎng fù shì cáo
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1 to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
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1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
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2 to put up a desperate struggle
胸有城府
xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ
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1 subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom
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2 deep and shrewd
胸无城府
xiōng wú chéng fǔ
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1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
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2 ingenuous