不识时务
bù shí shí wù
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
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1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
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1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
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1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
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1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
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2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
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)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
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1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
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1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
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2 fig. to show off one's erudition
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3 a person who does so
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
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1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
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1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
死无对证
sǐ wú duì zhèng
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1 the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
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1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
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2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
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1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
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2 still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
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1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
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1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
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2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
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3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
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1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
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2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
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1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
行万里路,读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
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1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
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2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
识时务者为俊杰
shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié
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1 Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.