人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
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1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
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2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
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1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
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2 modest and unassuming
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3 (of writing) plain and simple
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4 easy to understand
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
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1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
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1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
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1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
近朱者赤,近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
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1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
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2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
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1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
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1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
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1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
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2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
逐次近似
zhú cì jìn sì
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1 successive approximate values (idiom)
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín
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1 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
远近皆知
yuǎn jìn jiē zhī
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1 known far and wide (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
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1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate