一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
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1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
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2 early planning is the key to success
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
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1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
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2 to lead a pampered life
大江南北
Dà jiāng nán běi
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1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
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2 (fig.) all over China
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
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1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
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2 brilliant doctor
嫌贫爱富
xián pín ài fù
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1 to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)
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2 snobbish
学富五车
xué fù wǔ chē
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1 of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
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1 well-off and respected (idiom)
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2 to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
ān fù xù qióng
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1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫
ān fù xù pín
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1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
富可敌国
fù kě dí guó
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1 having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)
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2 extremely wealthy
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)
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
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1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
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1 young and vigorous (idiom)
打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín
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1 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
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1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
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2 to set the world to rights
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3 to pass judgment on everything
文江学海
wén jiāng xué hǎi
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1 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
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1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
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2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)