一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
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1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
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1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
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2 concise and powerful style
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
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1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
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1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
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1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
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1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
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1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
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1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
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2 connotations
空谷足音
kōng gǔ zú yīn
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1 the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
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2 sth hard to come by
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3 sth wonderful and rare
听话听声,锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
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1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
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1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
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1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
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2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
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3 to censor
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
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1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)