一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
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1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
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1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
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1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
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1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
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2 failing to inspire confidence among people
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3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
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1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
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1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
仁者见仁,智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
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1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
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2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
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1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái
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1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
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2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.
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3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
来者不拒
lái zhě bù jù
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1 to refuse nobody (idiom)
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2 all comers welcome
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
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1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
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1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
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1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
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2 inaccessible
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3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
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1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
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2 inaccessible
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
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1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
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1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
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2 blue blood
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
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1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
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2 to bring trouble through one's own actions