一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
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1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
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1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
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2 fig. to be impartial
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
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1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
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2 fig. to go to great lengths
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3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
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1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
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
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
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1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
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1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
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2 famous
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
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1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
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1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
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1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
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2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
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1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
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2 complete lack of unity
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3 to disintegrate
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4 falling apart
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5 to be at sixes and sevens
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
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1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
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2 this world is an illusion
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
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1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary