任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
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1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
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2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
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1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
凭轼结辙
píng shì jié zhé
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1 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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1 applicable anywhere (idiom)
牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
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1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
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2 definitive evidence
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
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1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria