一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
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1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
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1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
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1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
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1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
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2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
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1 alone in the world (idiom)
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
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1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
才华盖世
cái huá gài shì
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1 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
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1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
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1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
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2 altruism
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
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1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)