不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
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1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
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1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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2 not to know what's good for one
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3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
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1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
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2 undiscriminating
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
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1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
仁者见仁，智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
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1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
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2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
来者不善，善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
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1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
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2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
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3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
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1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
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2 all comers welcome
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
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1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
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1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
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1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
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1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
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1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
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2 fig. there's no place like home
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
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1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
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2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
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1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好事不出门，恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
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1 lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
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2 a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
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1 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò
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1 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
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2 all take and no give