一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
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1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
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2 fig. to cross swords with
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3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
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1 in a whisper
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2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
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1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
大限临头
dà xiàn lín tóu
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1 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
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2 with one foot in the grave
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
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1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
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2 time crawls when one is wretched
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
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1 an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī
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1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
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2 toadying and bullying
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
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1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
为善最乐
wéi shàn zuì lè
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1 doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
画地自限
huà dì zì xiàn
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1 lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
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2 fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
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1 to have high standards but little ability
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2 to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
见闻有限
jiàn wén yǒu xiàn
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1 to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
高不成低不就
gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù
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1 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
高不凑低不就
gāo bù còu dī bù jiù
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1 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
高低不就
gāo dī bù jiù
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1 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one