兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
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1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
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2 eclectic
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3 all-embracing
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
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1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
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2 both virtue and reward
品学兼优
pǐn xué jiān yōu
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1 excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school)
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2 a paragon of virtue and learning
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
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1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
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1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
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2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
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3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
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1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
恩威兼施
ēn wēi jiān shī
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1 to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
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1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
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1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
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2 fig. to stop what one is doing
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
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1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò
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1 The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
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1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
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1 water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
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1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
草率收兵
cǎo shuài shōu bīng
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1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
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2 half-baked
草草收兵
cǎo cǎo shōu bīng
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1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
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2 half-baked
覆水难收
fù shuǐ nán shōu
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1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
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2 it's no use crying over spilt milk
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3 what's done is done and can't be reversed
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4 the damage is done
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5 once divorced, there's no reuniting
见好就收
jiàn hǎo jiù shōu
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1 to quit while one is ahead (idiom)
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2 to know when to stop
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
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1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
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2 you can't always get everything you want
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3 you can't have your cake and eat it
鸣金收兵
míng jīn shōu bīng
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1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat