付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
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1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
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1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
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2 We should do this.
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3 Go for it!
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
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
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1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
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1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
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2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
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1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
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2 make merry while you can
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3 carpe diem
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
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
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1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
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2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
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]
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
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1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
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2 well received
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3 to one's liking
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
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
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1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
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1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè
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1 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
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1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
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2 Schadenfreude
恣意行乐
zì yì xíng lè
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1 to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
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
指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
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1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
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1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues