一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
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1 to hit the target with a single shot
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2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
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1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
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2 to say sth spot on
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
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1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
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2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
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1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
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1 a giant among men (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
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1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
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1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
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1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy