不识时务
bù shí shí wù
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
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1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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2 not amenable to reason
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
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1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
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2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
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1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
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2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
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1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
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2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
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1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
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2 make merry while you can
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3 carpe diem
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
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1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
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1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
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1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
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2 fig. there's no place like home
天时地利人和
tiān shí dì lì rén hé
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1 the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
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1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
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2 connotations
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
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1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
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2 in a short moment
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3 in a flash
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4 in the twinkling of an eye
应天顺时
yìng tiān shùn shí
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1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
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2 the Divine Right of kings
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
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1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
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1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
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1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall