不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
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1 What brings you here? (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
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2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
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3 to go for wool and come back shorn
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
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1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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2 nitpick
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
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1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
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2 fig. to die
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3 to bite the dust
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4 to be over and done with
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
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1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn
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1 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
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2 It's too late to change anything now.
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3 also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
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1 the rice is cooked
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2 what's done is done
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3 it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn
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1 abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
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2 It's too late to change anything now.
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
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1 to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
米已成炊
mǐ yǐ chéng chuī
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1 lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
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2 fig. what is done cannot be undone
胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng
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1 indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
自吹自擂
zì chuī zì léi
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1 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
自我吹嘘
zì wǒ chuī xū
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1 to blow one's own horn (idiom)
风吹日晒
fēng chuī rì shài
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1 (idiom) to be exposed to the elements
风吹雨打
fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
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1 lit. windswept and battered by rain
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2 to undergo hardship (idiom)