一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
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1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
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2 to respond en masse
一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
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1 to win instant success (idiom)
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2 to start off successfully
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
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1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
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1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
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2 brilliant
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3 out of the common run
不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
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1 wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
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2 taciturn
不识时务
bù shí shí wù
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
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
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
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1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
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2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
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1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
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2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
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1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
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3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
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1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
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2 make merry while you can
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3 carpe diem
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
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1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé
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1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
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1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
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2 fig. there's no place like home
报应不爽
bào yìng bù shuǎng
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1 appropriate retribution (idiom)
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
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1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
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1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
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2 connotations