一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
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1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
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1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
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1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
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2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
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1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
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1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
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1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
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2 jack-of-all-trades, master of none
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén
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1 knowledgeable
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2 erudite (idiom)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
峨冠博带
é guān bó dài
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1 official class
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2 intellectual class (idiom)
从善如登,从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng
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1 doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
捷足先登
jié zú xiān dēng
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1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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2 the early bird catches the worm
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3 first come, first served
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
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1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
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2 fig. extremely difficult
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3 far from an easy task
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
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1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
无事不登三宝殿
wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
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1 lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
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2 fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
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3 having a hidden agenda
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
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1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
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2 to go to the next level
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3 to attain a higher level
登庸人才
dēng yōng rén cái
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1 to employ talent (idiom)
登高望远
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn
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1 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
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2 acute foresight