不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
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1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
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2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
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3 to go for wool and come back shorn
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
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1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
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2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
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1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
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1 a tiny bit
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2 very little
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3 next to nothing (idiom)
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
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1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
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1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn
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1 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
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2 It's too late to change anything now.
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3 also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
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1 the rice is cooked
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2 what's done is done
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3 it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn
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1 abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
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2 It's too late to change anything now.
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
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1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
米已成炊
mǐ yǐ chéng chuī
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1 lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
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2 fig. what is done cannot be undone
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
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1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
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1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
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1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
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1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
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1 to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
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2 meticulous care
体贴入微
tǐ tiē rù wēi
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1 to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care