一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
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1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
天地悬隔
tiān dì xuán gé
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1 lit. a gulf between heaven and earth
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2 wide difference of opinion (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
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1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
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2 fig. to both be of equal importance
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3 to value both equally
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
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1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
脸都绿了
liǎn dōu lu:4 le
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1 green in the face (idiom)
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2 to look unwell
与世隔绝
yǔ shì gé jué
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1 to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ
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1 to watch the fires burning across the river
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2 to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
隔年皇历
gé nián huáng lì
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1 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
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2 obsolete practice
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3 old-fashioned principle
隔墙有耳
gé qiáng yǒu ěr
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1 the walls have ears (idiom)
隔行如隔山
gé háng rú gé shān
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1 different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
隔靴搔痒
gé xuē sāo yǎng
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1 lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
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2 fig. beside the point
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3 ineffectual
黄花菜都凉了
huáng huā cài dōu liáng le
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1 lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
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2 fig. to arrive late
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3 to take one's sweet time