不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
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1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
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1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
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1 using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
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1 to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
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1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
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1 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
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2 fig. a well-trained and powerful army
坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū
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1 staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
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1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
富国强兵
fù guó qiáng bīng
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1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
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2 Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
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1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
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2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
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1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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1 rather die than submit (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
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1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
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2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
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1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
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1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
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2 cf Still waters run deep.
差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì
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1 (idiom) just passable
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2 barely satisfactory
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
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1 young and vigorous (idiom)
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
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1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
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2 the law of the jungle
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
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1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
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2 there is always sth more to learn
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3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
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4 there is no room for complacency