一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
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1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
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2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
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
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
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1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
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2 bad form
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3 unacceptable behavior
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
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
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1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
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2 to give advice (idiom)
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
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1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
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1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
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2 to act according to convention
心宽体胖
xīn kuān tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contented and easy-going
心广体胖
xīn guǎng tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easy-going
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
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2 to criticize or give orders summarily
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3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
整齐划一
zhěng qí huà yī
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1 to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
没有规矩,不成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
没有规矩,何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
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1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
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
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
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1 childhood friend (idiom)
总角之好
zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo
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1 childhood friend (idiom)