一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
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1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
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3 simple and direct transaction
一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú
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1 to cover all at one glance (idiom)
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2 a panoramic view
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
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1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
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1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
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1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
心有余悸
xīn yǒu yú jì
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1 to have lingering fears
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2 trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
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1 the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
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2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
心有余,力不足
xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú
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1 The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
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2 I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
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3 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
恢恢有余
huī huī yǒu yú
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1 lit. to have an abundance of space
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2 room to maneuver (idiom)
成事不足,败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú
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1 unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
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2 unable to do anything right
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3 never make, but always mar
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
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1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
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2 a source of easy money (idiom)
有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì
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1 rich and powerful (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
死有余辜
sǐ yǒu yú gū
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1 death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead
积恶余殃
jī è yú yāng
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1 Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).
绰绰有余
chuò chuò yǒu yú
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1 enough and to spare (idiom)
花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì
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1 (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
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2 to encounter poor service
虎口余生
hǔ kǒu yú shēng
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1 to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
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2 to have a narrow escape
行有余力
xíng yǒu yú lì
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1 after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
见钱眼开
jiàn qián yǎn kāi
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1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
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2 money-grubbing