一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
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1 to echo one another (idiom)
一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
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1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
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2 warm and affable
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
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1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
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2 fig. at a total loss
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
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1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
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2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
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3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
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1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
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1 self-explanatory
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2 self-evident (idiom)
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
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1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
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2 fig. not to be outdone
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3 not to yield to one's opponents
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
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1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
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1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
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2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
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1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
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1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
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3 to hold a position passively
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
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2 fig. not enough to go around
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3 demand exceeds supply
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
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2 everything points to disaster
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)