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
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
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1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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2 jerry-building
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3 sloppy work
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
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1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè
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1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)
十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
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1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
各奔前程
gè bèn qián chéng
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1 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
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1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
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)
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
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1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
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1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
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1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
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2 worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
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1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
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1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
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1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
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1 duty to defend the country (idiom)