口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
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1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
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2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò
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1 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
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1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
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2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
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1 thick and heavy in colors
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2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
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1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
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1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng
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1 to torment the people (idiom)
虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
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1 a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
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2 even wild beasts look after their young
规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò
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1 compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
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2 norms
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3 criteria
词人墨客
cí rén mò kè
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1 sb of literary abilities (idiom)
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
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1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
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2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
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1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)