一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
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1 a tiny bit (idiom)
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2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
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1 one divides into two
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2 to be two-sided
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3 there are two sides to everything
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4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
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1 misshapen
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2 crooked
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3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
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1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
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1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
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2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
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1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
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2 to come out even
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3 to tie
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4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
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1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
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2 to share everything
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3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
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1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
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1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
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2 at sixes and sevens
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)
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
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
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1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
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2 fig. things are constantly changing
分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī
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1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
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2 falling to pieces
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
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1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
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2 every moment counts
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
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1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
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2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time