人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
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1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
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1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
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1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
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1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
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1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
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1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
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2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
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1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
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2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
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1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
忠君爱国
zhōng jūn ài guó
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1 faithful patriots (idiom)
有仇不报非君子
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ
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1 a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
有仇不报非君子,有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
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1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè
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1 stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
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2 makeshift plan
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3 interim step
权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì
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1 plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
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2 makeshift stratagem
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3 interim step
淑人君子
shū rén jūn zi
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1 virtuous gentleman (idiom)
请君入瓮
qǐng jūn rù wèng
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1 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
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2 fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine
面授机宜
miàn shòu jī yí
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1 to give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter
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2 to brief personally (idiom)