一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
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1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
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2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
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3 in for a penny, in for a pound
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
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1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
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2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
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3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
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1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
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)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
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1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
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3 to hold a position passively
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
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1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
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1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
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2 to show theatrical affectation
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3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
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1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
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2 to show theatrical affectation
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3 to indulge in histrionics
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
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1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
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1 all talk and no action (idiom)
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2 to preach what one does not practice
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
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1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
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1 poor people (idiom)
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2 those who live from hand to mouth
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
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1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
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2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
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1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
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2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
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3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
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4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
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1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)