付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
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1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
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1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
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2 fig. to use sb's help
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
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1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
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2 to lead a pampered life
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
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1 to go separate ways (idiom)
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2 to part ways with sb
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3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
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1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
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1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
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2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
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3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
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1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
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2 to sway
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3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
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1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
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2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
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3 to hopscotch
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4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
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1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
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1 to look in all directions (idiom)
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2 to glance around
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters