一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
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1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
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2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
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1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
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3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
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1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
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2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
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3 to reciprocate with material assistance
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4 scratch each other's back
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
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
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1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
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1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
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2 to give in
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
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1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
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1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
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1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
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1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
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1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one