一丝一毫
yī sī yī háo
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1 one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
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2 an iota
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
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1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
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2 without a stitch of clothing
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3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
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1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
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2 meticulous
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3 not one hair out of place
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
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1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
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1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
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2 hoist with his own petard
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng
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1 to fit tightly (idiom)
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2 to join seamlessly
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3 to fit snugly
抽丝剥茧
chōu sī bāo jiǎn
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1 lit. to spin silk from cocoons
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2 fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
病来如山倒,病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
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1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
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1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
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2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
纹丝不动
wén sī bù dòng
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1 to not move a single jot (idiom)
丝毫不差
sī háo bù chā
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1 accurate to perfection (idiom)
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2 precise to the finest detail
藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián
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1 lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
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1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
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2 to view as trifling
咸鱼翻身
xián yú fān shēn
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1 lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
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2 fig. to experience a reversal of fortune