不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
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1 absolutely true (idiom)
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2 manifold
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3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
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1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
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1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
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2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
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3 Rome wasn't built in a day
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
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1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú
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1 to submit cheerfully
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2 to accept willingly (idiom)
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
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1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
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2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
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3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
真人不露相
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
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1 the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
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1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
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2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
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1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
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2 real weapons
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3 very much for real
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4 every bit real
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5 the genuine article
真心实意
zhēn xīn shí yì
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1 genuine and sincere (idiom)
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2 wholehearted
真情实意
zhēn qíng shí yì
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1 out of genuine friendship (idiom)
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2 sincere feelings
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
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1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
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2 definitive evidence