一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
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1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
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2 fig. one is helpless alone
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
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1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
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1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
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1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
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1 to not say a word (idiom)
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
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1 a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
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1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
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1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
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1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
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2 to anticipate
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3 preemptive
劫数难逃
jié shù nán táo
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1 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
勉为其难
miǎn wéi qí nán
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1 to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
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2 to do sth reluctantly
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
千载难逢
qiān zǎi nán féng
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1 extremely rare (idiom)
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2 once in a blue moon
千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
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1 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
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1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
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1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
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2 good preparation is the key to success
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3 to be well prepared
可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
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1 to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
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1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
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2 skinflint
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3 miserly