世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
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1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
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1 high-sounding
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2 dignified
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3 pompous (idiom)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
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2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
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1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
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1 panic-stricken (idiom)
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2 to be in a flustered state
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3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
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1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
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2 fig. spent force
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
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1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
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2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
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1 metabolism (biology)
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2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
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1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
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2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
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3 to put the cart before the horse
皇天不负苦心人
Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén
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1 Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.
皇天后土
huáng tiān hòu tǔ
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1 heaven and earth (idiom)