不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
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1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
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2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
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1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
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2 fugitive
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
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2 fig. not enough to go around
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3 demand exceeds supply
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
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1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
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1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
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2 fig. very poor
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3 wretched
徒劳无功
tú láo wú gōng
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1 to work to no avail (idiom)
徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì
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1 futile endeavor (idiom)
徒呼负负
tú hū fù fù
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1 to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)
徒拥虚名
tú yōng xū míng
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1 to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)
徒有其名
tú yǒu qí míng
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1 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
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2 nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
徒有虚名
tú yǒu xū míng
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1 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
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2 nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
徒自惊扰
tú zì jīng rǎo
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1 to alarm oneself unnecessarily (idiom)
有其师,必有其徒
yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú
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1 As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú
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1 water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
老大徒伤悲
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
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1 vain regrets of old age (idiom)
马齿徒增
mǎ chǐ tú zēng
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1 (self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)