一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
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1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
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1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
傲视群伦
ào shì qún lún
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1 outstanding talent (idiom)
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2 incomparable artistic merit
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3 accomplishment out of the ordinary
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
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1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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2 fig. a blessing in disguise
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3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
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1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
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2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
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2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
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1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
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1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
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2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
千里鹅毛
qiān lǐ é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
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2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qiān lǐ sòng é máo]
卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún
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1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 preeminent
卓尔不群
zhuó ěr bù qún
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1 standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
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2 excellent and unrivaled
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南箕北斗
nán jī běi dǒu
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1 the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom); sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
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1 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)