一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
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
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
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2 fig. to go to great lengths
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3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
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)
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
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1 a giant among men (idiom)
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
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1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
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2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
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1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
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2 to hit the nub of the matter