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)
一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
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1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
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2 to hit it off
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3 to click together
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4 to chime in easily
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
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1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
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2 success at a stroke
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3 to get results overnight
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
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2 fig. to go to great lengths
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3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
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1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
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2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
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1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
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2 inaccessible
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3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
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1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
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2 always at sb's beck and call
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
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1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
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2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
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3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
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1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
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1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
壹败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 failed and in a hopeless position
天不怕地不怕
tiān bù pà dì bù pà
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1 fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
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2 fearless