一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 short attention span
不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
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1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
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1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
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2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
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3 hoist with his own petard
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)
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
暴虎冯河
bào hǔ píng hé
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1 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
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2 fig. to display foolhardy courage
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
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1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
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1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
狂风暴雨
kuáng fēng bào yǔ
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1 howling wind and torrential rain (idiom)
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2 (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
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1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
脸红筋暴
liǎn hóng jīn bào
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1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
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1 you can't guard against it (idiom)
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2 impossible to defend effectively
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3 not much one can do about it
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4 It can't be prevented.
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
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1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán
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1 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
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2 to forestall
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3 to nip sth in the bud
防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng
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1 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng
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1 to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor