寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài
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1 bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)
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2 the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
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1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
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2 fig. content with simple things
枕冷衾寒
zhěn lěng qīn hán
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1 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
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1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
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2 to keep ready for battle at all times
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
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1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
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2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
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1 to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
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2 a frugal life (idiom)
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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1 lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
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2 fig. no smoke without a fire
鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou
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1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
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2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
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3 to overrate one's abilities
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
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1 to look for bones in an egg
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2 to find fault
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3 to nitpick (idiom)
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
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1 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
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2 a dead loss (idiom)
高枕无忧
gāo zhěn wú yōu
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1 to sleep peacefully (idiom)
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2 (fig.) to rest easy
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3 to be free of worries
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate