卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
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1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
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2 bending and scraping to curry favor
坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū
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1 staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
坚贞不屈
jiān zhēn bù qū
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1 faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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1 rather die than submit (idiom)
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
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1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
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2 very few
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
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1 faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
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2 without a leg to stand on
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
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1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
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2 flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
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1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
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2 flexible
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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1 lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
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2 fig. no smoke without a fire
鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou
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1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
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2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
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3 to overrate one's abilities
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
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1 to look for bones in an egg
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2 to find fault
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3 to nitpick (idiom)
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
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1 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
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2 a dead loss (idiom)
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
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1 to count as number one (idiom); second to none
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2 outstanding
鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate