一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
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1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
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1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
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)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
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1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
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2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
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1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
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1 to return good for evil (idiom)
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2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
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1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
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1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (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
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
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1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
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1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
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1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
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1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
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1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
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2 both virtue and reward
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
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1 lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
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2 the victim of one's own success
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
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1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
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2 self-seeking