勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
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1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
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1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
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1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
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1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
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1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
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2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
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1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
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2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
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3 to confuse one thing with another
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
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1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
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1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
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2 to exchange gifts
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3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
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1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
有勇无谋
yǒu yǒng wú móu
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1 bold but not very astute (idiom)
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
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2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
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3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
血气之勇
xuè qì zhī yǒng
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1 the courage born of stirred emotions (idiom)
见义勇为
jiàn yì yǒng wéi
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1 to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth
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2 acting heroically in a just cause
余勇可贾
yú yǒng kě gǔ
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1 lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work
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2 not resting on one's laurels
骁勇善战
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn
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1 to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)