一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
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1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
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1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
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1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
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2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
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2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
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1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
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2 passing the buck to and fro
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3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
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2 you can't judge a book by its cover
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3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
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1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
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1 it's a small world (idiom)
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
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1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
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1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
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1 to share the same interests (idiom)
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2 to be closely related
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3 to be in the same boat
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
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1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
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2 dire straits
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
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1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
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2 dire straits
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
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1 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
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2 dire straits
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
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1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
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2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
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1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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2 to try to turn back history
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3 a perverse way of doing things
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
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1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
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2 with fangs bared