一模一样
yī mú yī yàng
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1 exactly the same (idiom)
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2 carbon copy
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3 also pr. [yī mó yī yàng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
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1 (idiom) to pose
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2 to put on airs
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
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1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
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1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
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1 to talk things through (idiom)
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2 to have an exchange of views
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
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1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
血肉模糊
xuè ròu mó hu
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1 to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)
装模作样
zhuāng mó zuò yàng
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1 to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation
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2 to indulge in histrionics
量入为出
liàng rù wéi chū
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1 to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
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2 You can only spend what you earn.
量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
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1 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
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2 One does what one can.
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
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1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task