一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
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1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
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2 fig. not to be outdone
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3 not to yield to one's opponents
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
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1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
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2 still wet behind the ears
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
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1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
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2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
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2 fig. not enough to go around
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3 demand exceeds supply
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
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1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
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2 an army marches on its stomach
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
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2 everything points to disaster
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
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1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
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1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
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1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
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1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
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1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
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2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
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1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
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1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
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1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
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2 great amount of
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3 countless
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
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1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn
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1 melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
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1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly