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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

失之东隅，收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

拿得起放得下

ná de qǐ fàng de xià

1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
2 fig. to take what comes
3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity

拿着鸡毛当令箭

ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

指桑骂槐

zhǐ sāng mà huái

1 lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree
2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
3 to make oblique accusations (idiom)

Sample Sentences

现在浴场都是一条龙服务，就像一个综合性的休闲场所。除了洗澡，桑拿，还能吃饭，唱歌，打牌，下棋，健身，住宿什么的，应有尽有。

xiànzài yǔchǎng dōu shì yītiáolóng fúwù ，jiù xiàng yī ge zōnghé xìng de xiūxián chǎngsuǒ 。chúle xǐzǎo ，sāngná ，hái néng chīfàn ，chànggē ，dǎpái ，xiàqí ，jiànshēn ，zhùsù shénme de ，yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。

These days bath houses are all-inclusive. They're like comprehensive recreation centers. Other than bathing and saunas, you can eat food, sing songs, play cards, chess, work out, sleep, stay the night. They have everything you could need.

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哦，红红啊，我在桑拿呢，一会儿打给你啊。

ò ，Hónghong a ，wǒ zài sāngná ne ，yīhuǐr dǎ gěi nǐ a 。

Oh, Honghong. I'm at the sauna, I'll call you back later.

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你不说我还真想不起来，听说那里还有温泉泳池、桑拿房、中西餐厅、酒吧、健身房、棋牌室、影视歌舞厅等等，是不是真的啊？

nǐ bù shuō wǒ hái zhēn xiǎngbuqǐlai ，tīngshuō nàli hái yǒu wēnquányǒngchí 、sāngnáfáng 、zhōngxīcāntīng 、jiǔbā 、jiànshēnfáng 、qípáishì 、yǐngshìgēwǔtīng děngděng ，shì bu shì zhēnde ā ？

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