一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
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1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
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1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
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1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
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1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
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1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
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1 joy of first experience (idiom)
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2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
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1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
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1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
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2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
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1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
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2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
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3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
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4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
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1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
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1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
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1 to wail
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2 to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
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1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
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2 this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)