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)
依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
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1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
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1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
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2 skinflint
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3 miserly
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)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
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1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
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1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
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2 altruism
舍己为人
shě jǐ wèi rén
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1 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
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2 altruism
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
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1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
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2 selfless and public spirited
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
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1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
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2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
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1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
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1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
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2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
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1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
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2 undaunted by perils
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
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1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
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1 to provide alms and rice (idiom)