一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
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1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
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1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
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2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
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3 to capture them all in one go
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
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1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
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2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
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3 it's either him or me
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
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1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
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
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
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1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
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2 innumerable
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3 thousands upon thousands
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
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1 absolutely true (idiom)
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2 manifold
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3 true from many points of view
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
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1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
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2 talking nonstop
千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn
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1 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
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1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
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2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
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1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
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2 with difficulty
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3 after some effort
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
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1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
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2 to replace the old with new
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3 to reform and start afresh
天网恢恢
tiān wǎng huī huī
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天罗地网
tiān luó dì wǎng
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1 inescapable net (idiom)
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2 trap
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3 dragnet
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
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1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
成千上万
chéng qiān shàng wàn
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1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
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2 innumerable
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3 thousands upon thousands