含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
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1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
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1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
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2 those whom the Gods love die young
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.
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
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1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
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1 bold and courageous hero (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
罢黜百家，独尊儒术
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù
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1 Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
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2 sole dominant ideology
英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì
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1 to die an untimely death (idiom)
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2 to be cut off in one's prime
英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng
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1 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
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1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)