不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
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1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
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1 green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
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2 lush and lively scenery
求田问舍
qiú tián wèn shè
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1 lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
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2 fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
渤澥桑田
bó xiè sāng tián
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1 lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shǐ jì], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes
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2 life's vicissitudes
沧海桑田
cāng hǎi sāng tián
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1 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
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2 fig. the transformations of the world
炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng
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1 lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
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2 fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
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2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
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3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
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1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
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1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
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1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān
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1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
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2 loneliness of faithful widow
蓝田种玉
lán tián zhòng yù
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1 a marriage made in heaven (idiom)
踏青赏春
tà qīng shǎng chūn
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1 to enjoy a beautiful spring walk (idiom)
踏青赏花
tà qīng shǎng huā
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1 to enjoy the flowers on a spring outing (idiom)
雨过天青
yǔ guò tiān qīng
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1 sky clears after rain
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2 new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom)
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3 every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
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4 see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yǔ guò tiān qíng]
青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
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1 lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
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2 fig. the student surpasses the master
青天霹雳
qīng tiān pī lì
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1 thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
青山绿水
qīng shān lu:4 shuǐ
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1 lit. green hills and clear waters
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2 pleasant country scene (idiom)