一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
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2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
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3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
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1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
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2 intolerable behavior
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
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1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
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2 all smiles
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
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1 metabolism (biology)
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2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
无容置疑
wú róng zhì yí
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1 cannot be doubted (idiom)
眼里容不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
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1 can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
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2 unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
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3 not prepared to turn a blind eye
笑容可掬
xiào róng kě jū
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1 smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
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1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
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2 prettiest girl ever
义不容辞
yì bù róng cí
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1 not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom)
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2 incumbent
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3 bounden (duty)
花容月貌
huā róng yuè mào
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1 lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a woman) beautiful
谈何容易
tán hé róng yì
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1 easier said than done (idiom)