偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
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1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
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2 to give in
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
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1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
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2 to stand out
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3 to develop one's own school
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4 to have attitude of one's own
大错特错
dà cuò tè cuò
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1 to be gravely mistaken (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
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1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
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2 to give support to
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
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1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
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2 fig. to stop what one is doing
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
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1 to show one's colors
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2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
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1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
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2 success in a single move
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
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1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
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2 roughly comparable (opponents)
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
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1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
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2 to prepare for new initiatives
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3 to attempt a comeback
鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate