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
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
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1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
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2 at daggers drawn
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
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1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
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2 to roundly condemn
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3 to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
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1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
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1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
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2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
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1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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1 rather die than submit (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
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1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
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2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
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1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
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1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
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2 cf Still waters run deep.
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
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1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
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2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
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1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
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2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
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3 to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
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1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
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2 gaping and speechless
张家长,李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
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1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
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1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
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1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
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1 panic-stricken (idiom)
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2 to be in a flustered state
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3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
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1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
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2 fig. an impossible combination
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3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)