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
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
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1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
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1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
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2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
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1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
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2 diligently attending to official matters
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
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
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1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
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1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
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2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
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1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
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1 to economize on clothes and food
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2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
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1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
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1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
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2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
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1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
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2 fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
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1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
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2 destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
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1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
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1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
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1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
衣食无忧
yī shí wú yōu
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1 not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
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2 to be provided with the basic necessities