不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
以眼还眼,以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
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1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
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2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
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3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
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1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
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2 having the gift of the gab
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
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1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
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2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
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1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
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2 to bite the bullet
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
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2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
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3 Rome wasn't built in a day
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
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1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
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1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
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2 to parrot
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
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1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
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2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
薰莸不同器
xūn yóu bù tóng qì
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1 lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
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2 bad people and good people do not mix
藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
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1 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá
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1 clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
青面獠牙
qīng miàn liáo yá
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1 ferocious-looking (idiom)