互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
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1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
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2 interdependent
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
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1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
果实累累
guǒ shí léi léi
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1 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
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2 fruit hangs heavy on the bough
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3 fig. countless accomplishments
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4 one great result after another
硕果仅存
shuò guǒ jǐn cún
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1 only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
自食其果
zì shí qí guǒ
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1 to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
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2 to reap what one has sown
自食恶果
zì shí è guǒ
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1 lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)
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2 fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions
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3 to stew in one's own juice
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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1 lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
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2 fig. no smoke without a fire
鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou
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1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
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2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
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3 to overrate one's abilities
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
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1 to look for bones in an egg
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2 to find fault
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3 to nitpick (idiom)
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
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1 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
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2 a dead loss (idiom)
食不果腹
shí bù guǒ fù
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1 lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)
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2 fig. poverty-stricken
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate