兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
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1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
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2 eclectic
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3 all-embracing
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
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1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
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2 both virtue and reward
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
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1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
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1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
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2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
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3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
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1 to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
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2 fig. to expand business
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3 to recruit new staff
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
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1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
招财
zhāo cái
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1 lit. inviting wealth
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2 We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhāo cái jìn bǎo])
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
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1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
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1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn
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1 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
招风惹草
zhāo fēng rě cǎo
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1 to stir up trouble (idiom)
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2 to sow discord
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
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1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
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2 fig. to stop what one is doing
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
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1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
早动手,早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò
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1 The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
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1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
树大招风
shù dà zhāo fēng
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1 lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
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2 fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
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1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
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2 pride comes before a fall
泼水难收
pō shuǐ nán shōu
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1 water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
目挑心招
mù tiǎo xīn zhāo
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1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
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2 making eyes at sb
美不胜收
měi bù shèng shōu
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1 nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)