一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
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1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
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2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
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3 even the best fall down sometimes
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
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1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
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1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
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1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
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2 hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
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1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
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2 fig. to head off in various directions
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3 to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
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1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
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2 work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
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1 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
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1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
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1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
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2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
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1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
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1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
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1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
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1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
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2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
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3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
大惊失色
dà jīng shī sè
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1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)