一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
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2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
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1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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2 extravagant
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
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2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
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1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
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1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
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2 in a pitiful state
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3 in a complete mess
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4 to roll (with laughter)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
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1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
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1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
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1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
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1 the full light of day (idiom)
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2 fig. peace and prosperity
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3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
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1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
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2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
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1 all talk and no action (idiom)
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2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
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1 all talk and no action (idiom)
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2 to preach what one does not practice
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3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]