仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
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1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
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1 high-sounding
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2 dignified
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3 pompous (idiom)
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
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2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
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1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
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1 panic-stricken (idiom)
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2 to be in a flustered state
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3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
拱手旁观
gǒng shǒu páng guān
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1 to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
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1 to make insinuations
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2 to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
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1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
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1 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
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2 dissident group
当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
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1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
皇天不负苦心人
Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén
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1 Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
皇天后土
huáng tiān hòu tǔ
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1 heaven and earth (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
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1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
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2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
皇亲国戚
huáng qīn guó qī
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1 the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
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1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
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1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
隔年皇历
gé nián huáng lì
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1 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
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2 obsolete practice
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3 old-fashioned principle