三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
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1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
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2 to take sb by surprise
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
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1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
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1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
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1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
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1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
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1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
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2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
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1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
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1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
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2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
女扮男装
nu:3 bàn nán zhuāng
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1 (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
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1 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
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2 a woman's heart is with her husband
好男不跟女斗
hǎo nán bù gēn nu:3 dòu
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1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
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1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng
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1 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
望女成凤
wàng nu:3 chéng fèng
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1 lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
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2 fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
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1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
男扮女装
nán bàn nu:3 zhuāng
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1 (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
男欢女爱
nán huān nu:3 ài
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1 passionate love (idiom)
神女有心，襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
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1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
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2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)