以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
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1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
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2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
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1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
大腹便便
dà fù pián pián
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1 big-bellied (idiom)
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2 paunchy
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
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1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
心腹之患
xīn fù zhī huàn
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1 lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
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1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
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2 to trust completely
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3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
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1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
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1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
满腹牢骚
mǎn fù láo sāo
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1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
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2 discontent
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3 always moaning and complaining
满腹经纶
mǎn fù jīng lún
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1 full of political wisdom (idiom)
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2 politically astute
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3 with encyclopedic experience of state policy
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
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2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
空腹高心
kōng fù gāo xīn
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1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
精神满腹
jīng shén mǎn fù
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1 full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced
腹笥便便
fù sì pián pián
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1 a learned person (idiom)
腹背相亲
fù bèi xiāng qīn
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1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
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1 articulate in speech (idiom)
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2 eloquent
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
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1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
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2 sumptuous entertainment