一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
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1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
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2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
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3 to study diligently
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
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1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
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1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
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1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
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2 to go as fast as possible
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
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1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
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1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
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2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
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1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
普济众生
pǔ jì zhòng shēng
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1 universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
有则改之,无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
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1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
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1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
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2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
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1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's bit to help
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
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1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
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2 to enrage people and make matters worse
无以复加
wú yǐ fù jiā
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1 in the extreme (idiom)
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2 incapable of further increase