一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
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1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
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2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
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3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
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4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
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1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
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2 entirely outside the norm
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3 out of character
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
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1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
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1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
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1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
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1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
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1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
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1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
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2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
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2 words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
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1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
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1 (idiom) it's a deal
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2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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1 each word carries weight
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2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
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1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
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1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
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2 success at a stroke
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3 to get results overnight
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
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1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
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2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
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1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
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1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
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1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
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1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.