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
一则以喜,一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
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1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
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
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
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1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
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2 easy as pie
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3 one can do it at once
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
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
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
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1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
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2 to disapprove
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3 to take exception to
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
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1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
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1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
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.
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
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1 inexpressible (idiom)
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2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
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2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
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1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
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2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
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1 act of God
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2 force majeure (law)
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3 irresistible (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
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1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
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2 unfathomable
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3 not a clue