一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
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1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
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1 to learn from history (idiom)
任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
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1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
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2 corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
rèn rén wéi xián
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1 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
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1 out of one's wits (idiom)
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2 distracted
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3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
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1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
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2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
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1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
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1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
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1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
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1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
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2 self-seeking
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
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1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
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1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
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2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
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3 minor details obscure the main point
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4 the sauce is better than the fish
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon