一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
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1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
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2 to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
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1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
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1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
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2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
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1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
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1 duplicity
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2 hypocrisy (idiom)
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
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1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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2 between laughter and tears
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
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1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
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2 fig. velvet glove
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
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1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
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1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
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1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
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2 to try this, that and the other
指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
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1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
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1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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2 to tell tales
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3 to make mischief
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
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1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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2 to tell tales
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3 to make mischief