一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
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1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
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2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
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3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
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4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
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)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
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1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
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2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
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1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
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)
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
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1 to kill two birds with one stone (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
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
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1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
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2 spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
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1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
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2 frequently
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
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
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2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
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1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
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2 to disapprove
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3 to take exception to
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
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1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
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2 worlds apart
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3 the gap couldn't be bigger
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
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1 to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
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1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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)