不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
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1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
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1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
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1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
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2 unfounded
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3 not authoritative
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
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1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
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2 veteran
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!
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
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
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
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
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1 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
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2 right and unalterable
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3 a matter of course
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)
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
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1 Every family goes through its problems. (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
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
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1 lit. to quote the classics
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2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
恣意行乐
zì yì xíng lè
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1 to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng
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1 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
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)