一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
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1 One key opens one lock.
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2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
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1 to win instant success (idiom)
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2 to become an instant hit
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
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1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
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2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
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1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
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
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
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1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
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1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
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2 to break fresh ground
又红又肿
yòu hóng yòu zhǒng
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1 to be red and swollen (idiom)
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
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1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
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2 to talk about sb's weak point
唱红脸
chàng hóng liǎn
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1 to play the role of the hero (idiom)
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2 to play the good cop
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
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1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
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2 beaming with happiness
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
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1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
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1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
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2 fig. to display ambidexterity
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3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
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4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
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1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
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1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
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1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
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2 concerned with petty interests
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3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
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4 bean counter