一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
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1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
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2 to talk about sb's weak point
女大不中留
nu:3 dà bù zhōng liú
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1 when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
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1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
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1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
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2 Do not judge me too harshly.
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3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
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1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
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2 invigorating
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3 bracing
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
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1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
留得青山在,不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
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1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
相提并论
xiāng tí bìng lùn
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1 to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
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2 to place on a par with
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3 (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
绝口不提
jué kǒu bù tí
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1 lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
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2 to censor
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
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1 to give sincere advice (idiom)
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2 to exhort earnestly
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
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1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (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