来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
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1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
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1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
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1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
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1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
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1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
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2 closely associated with each other
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3 to follow relentlessly
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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1 really not easy (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
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1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
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2 modest and unassuming
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3 (of writing) plain and simple
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4 easy to understand
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
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1 to exist in name only
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2 empty shell
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3 useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
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1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
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2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
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1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
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2 fig. inseparable
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
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1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
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1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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2 to dance to a different tune
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
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1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
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1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
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2 no effort at all
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
牵马到河易,强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
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1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)