久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
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1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
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2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
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1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
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1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
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2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
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1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
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2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
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3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
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1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
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2 all comers welcome
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
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1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
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2 to pose under a false name
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
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1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
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1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
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1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
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1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
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2 Reality does not live up to the name.
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3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
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1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
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1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
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2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
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
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
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1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
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1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
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1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory