一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
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1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
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2 early planning is the key to success
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
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1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
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1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
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2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
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3 a straw in the wind
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
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1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
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1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (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
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
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1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
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2 flawless person
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
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1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
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2 to lead a pampered life
各有千秋
gè yǒu qiān qiū
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1 each has its own merits (idiom)
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
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1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
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2 brilliant doctor
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
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1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左券在握
zuǒ quàn zài wò
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1 to be assured of success (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
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1 dilemma
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2 quandary
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3 Scylla and Charybdis
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4 between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
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1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
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2 fig. to turn everything into gold
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3 to have everything going one's way
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4 to benefit from both sides
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
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1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
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2 fig. to display ambidexterity
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3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
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4 to use both feet equally (football)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
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1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
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2 to ponder
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
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1 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
左顾右盼
zuǒ gù yòu pàn
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1 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
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