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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

Sample Sentences

比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。

bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。

For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.

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我最关心的是人民币加入SDR对普通中国老百姓的生活有什么影响，会带来什么好处呢？

wǒ zuì guānxīn de shì rénmínbì jiārù SDR duì pǔtōng Zhōngguó lǎobǎixìng de shēnghuó yǒu shénme yǐngxiǎng ，huì dàilái shénme hǎochu ne ？

What I'm most concerned with is how the renminbi's inclusion in the SDR basket will affect the ordinary Chinese people and what advantages it will bring them?

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燕燕也是相当有想法啊，上回和她聊天，听她说她的择偶标准是出世的智者，入世的强者，或者是正常而阳光的普通人。

yànyàn yě shì xiāngdāng yǒu xiǎngfǎ ā ，shànghuí hé tā liáotiān ，tīng tā shuō tā de zé ǒu biāozhǔn shì chūshì de zhìzhě ，rùshì de qiángzhě ，huò zhě shì zhèngcháng ér yángguāng de pǔtōngrén 。

Yanyan also has some thoughts on the matter, the last time I talked to her, I heard her say that her standards for choosing a spouse involved a wise man beyond the mundane world, a strong man very much of the world or an ordinary outdoorsy bloke.

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咱俩不能相提并论，你就是一枚学霸，大脑构造和我们普通人不一样。不过话说回来，我还真挺想念小学老师的。

zánliǎ bùnéng xiāngtíbìnglùn ，nǐ jiù shì yī méi xuébà ，dànǎo gòuzào hé wǒmen pǔtōngrén bù yīyàng 。bùguò huàshuōhuílai ，wǒ hái zhēn tǐng xiǎngniàn xiǎoxué lǎoshī de 。

You can't talk about both of us in the same breath. You're a top student, so your brain is structured differently to us ordinary folk. But speaking of this, I really do miss our elementary school teachers.

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那你看啊，物质条件优越的人们，机会是不是比普通人多得去了，按照你的相对理论，他们当然相对比普通人更有见识更优秀啊！

nà nǐ kàn ā ，wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè de rénmen ，jīhuì shìbushì bǐ pǔtōngrén duō de qù le ，ànzhào nǐ de xiāngduì lǐlùn ，tāmen dāngrán xiāng duìbǐ pǔtōngrén gèng yǒu jiànshi gèng yōuxiù ā ！

Can't you see that people who are materially better off have far more opportunities than ordinary people. Even according to your relativist outlook, of course they have more knowledge and experience than ordinary people!

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你这是一棍子打翻一船人，也有从普通家庭甚至不健全家庭出来的社会精英啊！

nǐ zhè shì yī gùnzi dǎ fān yī chuán rén ，yě yǒu cóng pǔtōng jiātíng shènzhì bù jiànquán jiātíng chūlái de shèhuì jīngyīng ā ！

That's tarring a whole group of people with the same brush. There are also people who come from ordinary families, or even less robust family backgrounds and end up being social elites!

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哦，我美丽的皇后，您不食人间烟火是不会理解“愚蠢”人类的猎奇心理的。好处是有了网络直播平台工具以后，人人都可以拥有一个自媒体。最最最普通的人也可以借此输出自己的生活、技术、幽默感。

ò ，wǒ měilì de huánghòu ，nín bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ shì bùhuì lǐjiě “yúchǔn ”rénlèi de lièqí xīnlǐ de 。hǎochu shì yǒu le wǎngluò zhíbō píngtái gōngjù yǐhòu ，rénrén dōu kěyǐ yōngyǒu yī gèzì zìméitǐ 。zuì zuì zuì pǔtōng de rén yě kěyǐ jiècǐ shūchū zìjǐ de shēnghuó 、jìshù 、yōumògǎn 。

Oh, my fair queen, you're not accustomed to the tastes of mortal people, so you don't understand the curiosity-seeking minds of foolish mortals. The advantage is that after the advent of live broadcasting platform tools, everyone can have their own media platform. The most common of people can use these to broadcast their lives, technological skills and their humor.

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国际风云变幻莫测，外交事务更是错综复杂，外交辞令只是其中的一种形式，作为普通国人，我们虽然无需参与国际事务，但了解我国的外交辞令也有利于我们更了解国家的外交动向和政策。

guójì fēngyún biànhuànmòcè ，wàijiāo shìwù gèng shì cuòzōngfùzá ，wàijiāo cílìng zhǐshì qízhōngde yīzhǒng xíngshì ，zuòwéi pǔtōng guórén ，wǒmen suīrán wú xū cānyù guójì shìwù ，dàn liǎojiě wǒguó de wàijiāo cílìng yě yǒulìyú wǒmen gèng liǎojiě guójiā de wàijiāo dòngxiàng hé zhèngcè 。

The international climate is hard to predict, and diplomatic affairs are even more complicated. Diplomatic rhetoric is only a style, as an ordinary citizen, although we don't need to take part in international affairs, understanding Chinese diplomatic rhetoric is also helpful for us in understanding diplomatic moves and policies better.

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那些被普通民众吐槽“假大空”千篇一律而无实际内容的“外交辞令”，在我们新闻发言人眼里，却有着极为严格的表达规范，并且有着十分丰富的解读空间。有的时候真是到了只可意会，不可言传的程度。

nàxiē bèi pǔtōng mínzhòng tùcáo “jiǎ dà kòng ”qiānpiānyīlǜ ér wú shíjì nèiróng de “wàijiāo cílìng ”，zài wǒmen xīnwén fāyánrén yǎn lǐ ，què yǒuzhe jíwéi yángé de biǎodá guīfàn ，bìngqiě yǒu zhe shífēn fēngfù de jiědú kōngjiān 。yǒudeshíhou zhēn shì dào le zhī kě yìhuì ，bù kě yánchuán de chéngdù 。

Diplomatic rhetoric, that is jokingly referred to by the general public as empty ramblings, all more or less identical and impractical in content, in the eyes of us spokespersons, has a very strict form of expression, and has quite large room for interpretation. Sometimes it's often really just to the point where you can understand, but can't communicate it.

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可行是可行，就是太普通了。还有其他想法吗？

kěxíng shì kěxíng ，jiùshì tài pǔtōng le 。háiyǒu qítā xiǎngfǎ ma ？

It is feasible, but it is too common. Any other ideas?

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